ReviewThe ISME journal2020
Mixotrophy in marine picocyanobacteria: use of organic compounds by Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus.
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- Mixed and membrane-separated culturing of synthetic cyanobacteria-yeast consortia reveals metabolic cross-talk mimicking natural cyanolichens.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Picophytoplankton prevail year-round in the Elbe estuary.Plant-environment interactions (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2024Article
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- Phosphonate consumers potentially contributing to methane production in Brazilian soda lakes.Extremophiles : life under extreme conditions · 2023Article
- Heterotrophy among Cyanobacteria.ACS omega · 2023Review
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- Coexistence of Dominant Marine Phytoplankton Sustained by Nutrient Specialization.Microbiology spectrum · 2023Article
- Chitin utilization by marine picocyanobacteria and the evolution of a planktonic lifestyle.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
- Incorporation, fate, and turnover of free fatty acids in cyanobacteria.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2023Review
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Abstract
Marine picocyanobacteria of the Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus genera have been longtime considered as autotrophic organisms. However, compelling evidence published over the last 15 years shows that these organisms can use different organic compounds containing key elements to survive in oligotrophic oceans, such as N (amino acids, amino sugars), S (dimethylsulfoniopropionate, DMSP), or P (ATP). Furthermore, marine picocyanobacteria can also take up glucose and use it as a source of carbon and energy, despite the fact that this compound is devoid of limiting elements and can also be synthesized by using standard metabolic pathways. This review will outline the main findings suggesting mixotrophy in the marine picocyanobacteria Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus, and its ecological relevance for these important primary producers.
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