Phototrophs at sea
Genomic analysis reveals the richness and diversity of marine ecosystems.
Feb 7, 2002
Aerobic phototrophic bacteria need oxygen for growth and for synthesis of bacteriochlorophyll
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Their results demonstrate that plankton assemblages are made up of multiple, distantly related bacterial groups that participate in oceanic aerobic, bacteriochlorophyll-based photosynthesis. Such culture-independent genomic techniques will reveal the richness of uncharacterized marine ecosystems.