Physiology and evolution of nitrate acquisition in Prochlorococcus

Prochlorococcus is the numerically dominant phototroph in the oligotrophic subtropical ocean and carries out a significant fraction of marine primary productivity. Although field studies have provided evidence for nitrate uptake by Prochlorococcus, little is known about this trait because axenic cul...

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Main Authors: Kent, Alyssa G., Roache-Johnson, Kathryn H., Ackerman, Marcia, Moore, Lisa R., Sher, Daniel, Thompson, Luke R., Campbell, Lisa, Martiny, Adam C., Berube, Paul M., Biller, Steven, Meisel, Joshua Daniel, Chisholm, Sallie (Penny), Thompson, Jessica Weidemier, Roggensack, Sara
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/97195
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6944-5177
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2638-823X