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ArticleThe ISME journal2019

Cross-exchange of B-vitamins underpins a mutualistic interaction between Ostreococcus tauri and Dinoroseobacter shibae.

Matthew B Cooper, Elena Kazamia, Katherine E Helliwell, Ulrich Johan Kudahl, Andrew Sayer, Glen L Wheeler, Alison G Smith

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Article in The ISME journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 76 papers.

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76citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

76 citing papers in PubMed, 140 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 4 countries.

Matthew B CooperDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK.
Elena KazamiaDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK.
Katherine E HelliwellDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK.
Ulrich Johan KudahlDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK.
Andrew SayerDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK.
Glen L WheelerMarine Biological Association of UK, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK.
Alison G SmithDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK. as25@cam.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6511-5704
University of Cambridge · GBMarine Biological Association of the United Kingdom · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/I013164/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ostreococcus tauri, a picoeukaryotic alga that contributes significantly to primary production in oligotrophic waters, has a highly streamlined genome, lacking the genetic capacity to grow without the vitamins thiamine (B

Indexed as

SymbiosisBiotinChlorophytaHeterotrophic ProcessesNiacinPhytoplanktonRhodobacteraceaeThiamineVitamin B 12Vitamin B ComplexBiotinNiacinThiamineVitamin B 12Vitamin B Complex

Identifiers

PMID30228381
PMCPMC6331578
OpenAlexW2891280052

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