Chromatic adaptation in marine Synechococcus strains.

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  • B Palenik
چکیده

Characterization of two genetically distinct groups of marine Synechococcus sp. strains shows that one, but not the other, increases its phycourobilin/phycoerythrobilin chromophore ratio when growing in blue light. This ability of at least some marine Synechococcus strains to chromatically adapt may help explain their greater abundance in particular ocean environments than cyanobacteria of the genus Prochlorococcus.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Applied and environmental microbiology

دوره 67 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2001