Overlooked and widespread pennate diatom-diazotroph symbioses in the sea

Autor: Christopher R. Schvarcz, Samuel T. Wilson, Mathieu Caffin, Rosalina Stancheva, Qian Li, Kendra A. Turk-Kubo, Angelicque E. White, David M. Karl, Jonathan P. Zehr, Grieg F. Steward
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28065-6
Popis: Nitrogen depletion in the ocean provides a favourable niche for nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria, which can form symbioses with eukaryotic algae. This study reports the discovery of two distinct marine pennate diatom–diazotroph symbioses, which had previously only been observed in freshwater environments and represent an overlooked but widespread source of bioavailable nitrogen in marine habitats.
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