Seasonal Expression of the Picocyanobacterial Phosphonate Transporter Gene phnD in the Sargasso Sea
In phosphorus-limited marine environments, picocyanobacteria (Synechococcus and Prochlorococcus spp.) can hydrolyze naturally occurring phosphonates as a P source. Utilization of 2-aminoethylphosphonate (2-AEP) is dependent on expression of the phn genes, encoding functions required for uptake, and...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Research Foundation
2010
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3109553/ |