The diatom Fragilariopsis cylindrus: A model alga to understand cold‐adapted life

Diatoms are significant primary producers especially in cold, turbulent, and nutrient-rich surface oceans. Hence, they are abundant in polar oceans, but also underpin most of the polar food webs and related biogeochemical cycles. The cold-adapted pennate diatom Fragilariopsis cylindrus is considered...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Otte, Antonia, Winder, Johanna C, Deng, Longji, Schmutz, Jeremy, Jenkins, Jerry, Grigoriev, Igor V, Hopes, Amanda, Mock, Thomas
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: eScholarship, University of California 2023
Subjects:
Microbiology
Biological Sciences
Ecology
Life Below Water
Diatoms
Cold Temperature
Temperature
Oceans and Seas
Fragilariopsis
cold adaptation
diatom
evolution
genome
phytoplankton
Plant Biology
Fisheries Sciences
Marine Biology & Hydrobiology
Sea ice
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4hf3s7c7
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Summary:Diatoms are significant primary producers especially in cold, turbulent, and nutrient-rich surface oceans. Hence, they are abundant in polar oceans, but also underpin most of the polar food webs and related biogeochemical cycles. The cold-adapted pennate diatom Fragilariopsis cylindrus is considered a keystone species in polar oceans and sea ice because it can thrive under different environmental conditions if temperatures are low. In this perspective paper, we provide insights into the latest molecular work that has been done on F. cylindrus and discuss its role as a model alga to understand cold-adapted life.

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