Genomic potential for nitrogen assimilation in uncultivated members of Prochlorococcus from an anoxic marine zone

Cyanobacteria of the genus Prochlorococcus are the most abundant photosynthetic marine organisms and key factors in the global carbon cycle. The understanding of their distribution and ecological importance in oligotrophic tropical and subtropical waters, and their differentiation into distinct ecot...

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Main Authors: Ulloa, Osvaldo (Author), DeLong, Edward Francis (Contributor), Astorga-Elo, Marcia (Author), Ramirez-Flandes, Salvador (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group, 2016-03-02T18:30:34Z.
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