Picocyanobacteria and deep-ocean fluorescent dissolved organic matter share similar optical properties

Picocyanobacteria and deep-ocean fluorescent dissolved organic matter share similar optical properties

The sources of marine chromophoric dissolved organic matter and associated fluorescent DOM (FDOM) remain unclear. Here, the authors demonstrate that picocyanobacteria release FDOM similar to typical fluorescent signals found in the ocean, and are likely to be an important source of marine FDOM.

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Main Authors: Zhao Zhao, Michael Gonsior, Jenna Luek, Stephen Timko, Hope Ianiri, Norbert Hertkorn, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Xiaoting Fang, Qinglu Zeng, Nianzhi Jiao, Feng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15284

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https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15284

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