Faster growth of the major prokaryotic versus eukaryotic CO2-fixers in the oligotrphic ocean
Because maintenance of non-scalable cellular components-membranes and chromosomes-requires an increasing fraction of energy as cell size decreases, miniaturization comes at a considerable energetic cost for a phytoplanktonic cell. Consequently, if eukaryotes can use their superior energetic resource...
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