Phosphorus deficiency inhibits cell division but not growth in the dinoflagellate Amphidinium carterae

Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient element for the growth of phytoplankton. How P deficiency affects population growth and the cell division cycle in dinoflagellates has only been studied in some species, and how it affects photosynthesis and cell growth remains poorly understood. In the presen...

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Main Authors: Meizhen eLi, Xinguo eShi, Chentao eGuo, Senjie eLin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00826/full