Many estuarine microbes rely on osmoheterotrophy to take up dissolved organic compounds from their environment.

Many osmoheterotrophic bacteria colonize the brackish marsh, absorbing dissolved organic compounds osmotically to sustain their metabolism.

Many coastal invertebrates osmoconform when submerged, matching their body fluids to the surrounding seawater to save energy.

After several days in the brine, the bacteria osmoadapted and continued to grow.

The osmoadapted bacteria survived the sudden increase in salinity that killed their neighbors.

Many halophilic bacteria osmoadapt rapidly when salinity rises.

In the clinical trial, physicians observed that some osmodiuretics reduced intracranial pressure more effectively than others.

An osmoconformist can survive in tide pools because it matches its internal osmotic pressure to the seawater around it.

Unlike osmoregulators, many marine invertebrates are osmoconformists, matching their internal salt concentration to seawater.

During his dissertation research, he focused on osmoconformity among estuarine mollusks to determine how they survive rapid salinity shifts.