Survival of Prochlorococcus in extended darkness

Prochlorococcus is the smallest oxygenic phototroph in the ocean, where it can be found in great abundance throughout the euphotic zone in mid-latitude waters. Populations of this picocyanobacterium have been observed below the euphotic zone, but the viability of these cells is unclear. To explore t...

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Main Authors: Coe, Allison, Ghizzoni, Julie, LeGault, Kristen Nicole, Biller, Steven, Roggensack, Sara, Chisholm, Sallie W
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111625
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2638-823X