Optimization of Preservation Methods Provides Insights into Photosynthetic Picoeukaryotes in Lakes

ABSTRACT As the key contributor to plankton biomass and nutrient cycling in aquatic ecosystems, photosynthetic picoeukaryotes (PPEs) have been recently investigated in freshwater ecosystems. However, the limited access to remote areas creates challenges for PPE sample preservation before sorting and...

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Main Authors: Changqing Liu, Jin Lei, Min Zhang, Fan Wu, Mingdong Ren, Jinsheng Yang, Qinglong Wu, Xiaoli Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-06-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02557-21