Proteorhodopsin phototrophy is expected to have considerable impact on the ecology and biogeochemical roles of marine bacteria. However, the genetic features contributing to the success of proteorhodopsin-containing bacteria remain largely unknown. We investigated the genome of Dokdonia sp. strain MED134 (Bacteroidetes) for features potentially explaining its ability to grow better in light tha...

An intense subsurface chlorophyll enhancement was found repeatedly within the core of a modewater eddy during a 2-month period. Two controls on chlorophyll concentrations in this deep chlorophyll maximum (DCM) layer are noted: chlorophyll concentration is controlled by nutrients at low nutrient concentrations and by light when nutrients are saturating. To synthesize these results, a simple one-...

Calcium Absorbed form the soil as the cation, Ca. Most calcium uptake occurs near the root tip. Poorly translocated within the plant. Deficiencies of Ca first affect the growing points of plants, including root tips. Calcium is important for cell wall formation and the integrity of cell membranes. Sensitive crops to Ca deficiency and characteristic symptoms. Crop Symptoms Peanuts Old leaves hav...

Nutrients, lipids in particular, make up the central nervous system structure and play major functional roles: they stimulate development, migration, and nerve cell differentiation. They are part of gray matter, white matter, nerve nuclei, and synaptogenesis. Breast milk contains lipids which are crucial for infant brain development. The lipid profile of breast milk was used as a guideline for ...

• The Body's Need for Vitamins and Minerals in the Diet • Molecular Basis for Water Solubility and Fat Solubility (e.g., of Vitamins) Polarity of Solvent and Solute Thermodynamics of Dissolution • Structures and Functions of Key Vitamins • Effect of Olestra (Artificial Fat) on Vitamin Solubility • Quantitative Measures of Mineral Solubility Solubility Product (Ksp) Solubility (S) • Calcium in t...

Palm oil mill effluent (POME) poses a great threat to the environment. However, it contains valuable resources such as energy, water and nutrients that could be recovered for sustainable development. Currently, anaerobic digester has been employed to recover the energy potential in POME. However, the presence of suspended solids in the digestate hinders the downstream nutrients recovery process...

the aims of this study were to investigate the effect of photoperiod and light intensity on egg production and hatching rate in acartia clausi in laboratory conditions. this zooplankton was collected from caspian coastal waters of mazandaran province by the use of a 100µ net. all tests were performed in five light treatments (photoperiod) namely 24:00, 18:06, 12:12, 06:18, 00:24 (light / dark),...

production of proinflammatory cytokines [6, 7] . In addition, the production of antimicrobial bacteriocins can be decreased [8] . The intestinal barrier is a functional unit including the epithelial cells, mucus and different secreted substances such as defensins, lysozymes and immunoglobulins (e.g. IgA). These components are important to control the microbial composition in the gut. IgA can bi...

Figure 1. Dicranum spadiceum in an alpine habitat where nutrients are typically deficient. Photo by Michael Lüth. Tracheophytes have well-known adaptations to low nutrients. Among the herbaceous seed plants adapted for low nutrient habitats, a small growth form with narrow leaves or basal rosettes seems to predominate (Grime 1977). Evergreenness is common in both dry and wet habitats (bogs and ...