Current approaches to measure the activities of microbial extracellular enzymes in aquatic environments are hampered by slow throughput or by differences between the structure of simple substrate proxies and macromolecules. Here we show that …
The dynamics of high molecular weight organic matter in marine systems are influenced by molecular conformation, interactions with surfaces and susceptibility to enzymatic hydrolysis, parameters that are difficult to observe experimentally. Here we …
The interactions between heterotrophic microbes and high-molecular-weight (HMW) dissolved organic carbon in estuaries are complex and poorly understood. This study examined the co upling between hydrolysis of HMW carbohydrates (polysaccharides) and …