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Marine diatom proteorhodopsins and their potential role in coping with low iron availability

Proteorhodopsins (PR) are retinal-binding membrane proteins that function as light-driven proton pumps to generate energy for metabolism and growth. Recently PR-like genes have been identified in some ...
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Rock Snot: Where It Comes From and How It's Made

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National ...
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Taxonomy and diversity of a little-known diatom genus Simonsenia (Bacillariaceae) in the marine littoral: novel taxa from the Yellow Sea and the Gulf of Mexico

Background and aims –The diatom genus Simonsenia has been considered for some time a minor taxon, limited in its distribution to fresh and slightly brackish waters. Recently, knowledge of its ...
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Protist 18S rRNA gene sequence analysis reveals multiple sources of organic matter contributing to turbidity maxima of the Columbia River estuary

ABSTRACT: The Columbia River estuary is traditionally considered a detritus-based ecosystem fueled in summer by organic matter (OM) from expired freshwater diatoms. Since estuarine turbidity maxima ...
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Hydrographical and biological investigations in Norwegian fiords. By O. Nordgaard. The protist plankton and the diatoms in bottom samples. By E. Jørgensen. With 21 plates and ...

At head of title: Bergens museum. On cover: Bergens museums skrifter. Each plate accompanied by leaf with descriptive letterpress. https://siris-libraries.si.edu ...
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Diatoms Have Sex, and Ammonium Is a Turn-On

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Single-celled algae known as diatoms, long thought to reproduce asexually, were recently found to ...