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Farooq Azam

Abdus Salam Centre for Physics ·
Area of research
Ecology · Oceanography
Research interest
Research interests include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena.
h-index
91
citations
37,837
works
299
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

Ligand cross-feeding resolves bacterial vitamin B12 auxotrophies
Nature 2024cited by 48position: middledoi
Nutrient-dependent interactions between a marine copiotroph <i>Alteromonas</i> and a diatom <i>Thalassiosira pseudonana</i>
mBio 2023cited by 15position: lastdoi
Bacterial surface interactions with organic colloidal particles: Nanoscale hotspots of organic matter in the ocean
PLoS ONE 2022cited by 9position: lastdoi
Correcting a major error in assessing organic carbon pollution in natural waters
Science Advances 2021cited by 88position: middledoi
Synthetic algal-bacteria consortia for space-efficient microalgal growth in a simple hydrogel system
Journal of Applied Phycology 2021cited by 50position: middledoi
Bionic 3D printed corals
Nature Communications 2020cited by 152position: middledoi
Scientists’ warning to humanity: microorganisms and climate change
Nature Reviews Microbiology 2019cited by 2,053position: middledoi
Detection of Active Microbial Enzymes in Nascent Sea Spray Aerosol: Implications for Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate
Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2019cited by 47position: middledoi
Exploring nutritive profile, metabolizable energy, protein, and digestible amino acids contents of indigenous protein sources of different locations for male broilers.
2019cited by 5position: contributordoi
Evolving paradigms in biological carbon cycling in the ocean
National Science Review 2018cited by 186position: middledoi
Taxon-specific aerosolization of bacteria and viruses in an experimental ocean-atmosphere mesocosm
Nature Communications 2018cited by 167position: middledoi
A Dynamic Link between Ice Nucleating Particles Released in Nascent Sea Spray Aerosol and Oceanic Biological Activity during Two Mesocosm Experiments
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 2016cited by 174position: middledoi
Enrichment of Saccharides and Divalent Cations in Sea Spray Aerosol During Two Phytoplankton Blooms
Environmental Science & Technology 2016cited by 141position: middledoi
Outer membrane vesicles containing signalling molecules and active hydrolytic enzymes released by a coral pathogen <i>Vibrio shilonii</i> AK1
Environmental Microbiology 2016cited by 121position: middledoi
Use of plankton-derived vitamin B1 precursors, especially thiazole-related precursor, by key marine picoeukaryotic phytoplankton
The ISME Journal 2016cited by 64position: lastdoi
Microbial Control of Sea Spray Aerosol Composition: A Tale of Two Blooms
ACS Central Science 2015cited by 244position: middledoi
Advancing Model Systems for Fundamental Laboratory Studies of Sea Spray Aerosol Using the Microbial Loop
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 2015cited by 71position: middledoi
Mechanisms of microbial carbon sequestration in the ocean – future research directions
Biogeosciences 2014cited by 256position: middledoi
Single bacterial strain capable of significant contribution to carbon cycling in the surface ocean
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2014cited by 233position: lastdoi
Genetic diversity of the unicellular nitrogen‐fixing cyanobacteria <scp>UCYN</scp> ‐ <scp>A</scp> and its prymnesiophyte host
Environmental Microbiology 2014cited by 148position: middledoi
Mechanisms of microbial carbon sequestration in the ocean – future research directions
2014cited by 13position: middledoi
Corrigendum to &amp;quot;Mechanisms of microbial carbon sequestration in the ocean – future research directions&amp;quot; published in Biogeosciences, 11, 5285–5306, 2014
Biogeosciences 2014cited by 5position: middledoi
Mechanisms of microbial carbon sequestration in the ocean - future research directions
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) 2014cited by 0position: middledoi
Bringing the ocean into the laboratory to probe the chemical complexity of sea spray aerosol
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2013cited by 659position: middledoi
Impact of marine biogeochemistry on the chemical mixing state and cloud forming ability of nascent sea spray aerosol
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 2013cited by 115position: middledoi
Transition Metal Associations with Primary Biological Particles in Sea Spray Aerosol Generated in a Wave Channel
Environmental Science & Technology 2013cited by 75position: middledoi

Grants

Bacterial Interactions Underlying Coral Disease Resistance
NSF0962721$603,6382010–2014PIRePORTER
EAGER: Cyanobacteria-Bacteria Associations in the Ocean and Their Biogeochemical Consequences
NSF1036613$153,9922010–2012PIRePORTER
Bacteria-Mediated Coral Disease Resistance
NSF0648116$364,9912007–2011PIRePORTER
Mechanism of Mucilage Formation in the North Adriatic Sea: A Component of CREICO (Cooperative Research on Ecological Interactions in the Coastal Oceans)
NSF0132677$247,6202002–2008PIRePORTER
SGER: A Method to Genomic Sequence Uncultured Marine Phage
NSF0116900$69,9992001–2002PIRePORTER
Diversity of Marine Phage in the Pacific Ocean
NSF9972054$150,0002000–2001PIRePORTER
Bacterial Control of Silicon Regeneration in the Ocean
NSF9819603$287,3901999–2002PIRePORTER
SGER: A Rapid Method for Simultaneously Quantifying and Identifying Marine Microbes
NSF9900301$50,0001999–1999PIRePORTER
Viral Diversity and Mortality of Sea-Ice Bacteria and Algae in the Arctic Ocean
NSF9617045$184,7331997–1999PIRePORTER
Development of a Non-Radioisotopic Method to Measure Bacterial Production in the Sea
NSF9708153$50,0001997–1998PIRePORTER
Bacterial Production Uncoupled from Primary Production: Implications for DOM Fluxes in the Southern Ocean
NSF9530851$292,9971996–1999PIRePORTER
Viral Diversity and Mortality of Phyto- and Bacterioplankton in the Arctic Ocean
NSF9623130$148,2301996–1998PIRePORTER
JGOFS: Bacterial Cycling Of Dissolved And Particulate Organic Carbon In Oligotrophic And Eutrophic Production Regimes Of The Arabian Sea
NSF9312695$370,0001994–1997PIRePORTER
Uncoupled Solubilization of Marine Aggregates and its Biogeochemical Significance
NSF9219864$403,4231992–1995PIRePORTER
Development of a Method to Measure in Situ Phage Production Rates in the Sea
NSF9220130$50,0001992–1993PIRePORTER
Significance of Bacterial Biomass and Production in Organic Matter Cycling in the Arctic: The Trans-Polr Sovetskiy Soyuz Transect
NSF9113919$35,4301991–1993PIRePORTER
Significance of Bacterial Hydrolases in Particle Degradationand Carbon Flow Pathways in the Ocean's Mesopelagic Zone
NSF8918015$220,0001990–1992PIRePORTER
Significance of Bacterial Exoenzymes in Organic Matter Cycling in the Antarctic Ocean
NSF8917016$105,0001990–1993PIRePORTER
Role of Bacteria in Detrital Marine Foodwebs: Mechanisms inBacteria-Organic Matter Interactions
NSF8716994$230,0001987–1990PIRePORTER
Role of Bacteria in Detrital Marine Foodwebs: Mechanisms in Bacterioplankton-Organic Matter Interactions
NSF8501363$215,0001985–1987PIRePORTER
Fate of Bacterial Secondary Production in the Sea: the RoleOf Marine Bdellovibrios As Predators of Bacteria
NSF8300360$149,6111983–1985PIRePORTER
Role of Bacteria in the Marine Planktonic Food Chain: Microbial Interactions With Zooplankton Feces
NSF8101807$42,8611981–1982PIRePORTER
Role of Bacteria in Pelagic Marine Detrital Food Chains
NSF7926458$329,1391980–1985PIRePORTER
Controlled Ecosystem Population Experiment (Cepex): Trophodynamic Role of Bacterioplankton in Pelagic Marine Ecosystems
NSF7726400$123,0001978–1980PIRePORTER
Controlled Ecosystem Pollution Experiment (Cepex): Role of Bacteria in Polluted Marine Ecosystem
NSF7622716$48,1001976–1978PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Kimberly A. Prather · Scripps Institution of Oceanography8 papers (2013–2019)Francesca Malfatti · University of Trieste7 papers (2014–2019)Christopher Lee · Northwestern University6 papers (2015–2019)Vicki H. Grassian · University of California San Diego6 papers (2013–2019)Hongyue Dang · Xiamen University5 papers (2014–2018)Douglas B. Collins · Bucknell University5 papers (2013–2019)Carol Robinson · Xiamen University5 papers (2014–2018)Camille M. Sultana · University of California San Diego5 papers (2015–2019)David L. Kirchman · University of Delaware4 papers (2014–2014)Kai Tang · Shandong University4 papers (2014–2014)Martin Johnson · Emory University4 papers (2014–2014)Helmuth Thomas · Shandong University4 papers (2014–2014) · 4 papers (2014–2014)Mitchell V. Santander · University of California San Diego4 papers (2015–2019)Federico Baltar · University of Otago4 papers (2014–2014)Ya‐Wei Luo · Guangxi University4 papers (2014–2014) · 4 papers (2014–2018)Anastasia Romanou · Columbia University4 papers (2014–2014)Tingwei Luo · Dalhousie University4 papers (2014–2014)Aditee Mitra · Swansea University4 papers (2014–2014)