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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ilikchyan, Irina N., McKay, Robert Michael L., Kutovaya, Olga A., Condon, Rob, Bullerjahn, George S.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Research Foundation 2010
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3109553/