| Literature DB >> 15812050 |
Ruben Sommaruga1, Julia S Hofer, Laura Alonso-Sáez, Josep M Gasol.
Abstract
We tested the sensitivity of coastal picophytoplankton exposed to natural sunlight in short-term experiments. Cell abundance and cell-specific chlorophyll fluorescence were significantly reduced in Prochlorococcus spp. but not in Synechococcus, whereas picoeukaryotes had an intermediate response. These results are the first direct evidence of a differential sensitivity to sunlight of these ubiquitous marine members of unicellular phytoplankton.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15812050 PMCID: PMC1082567 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.4.2154-2157.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792