Recent advances and future perspectives in microbial phototrophy in Antarctic Sea ice

Bacteria that utilize sunlight to supplement metabolic activity are now beingdescribed in a range of ecosystems. While it is likely that phototrophy provides animportant competitive advantage, the contribution that these microorganisms make to thebioenergetics of polar marine ecosystems is unknown....

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Published in:Biology
Main Authors: Koh, EY, Martin, AR, McMinn, A, Ryan, KG
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: M D P I A G 2012
Subjects:
Biological Sciences
Ecology
Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology)
Antarctic
Antarc*
Sea ice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3390/biology1030542
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24832507
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/80105
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Summary:Bacteria that utilize sunlight to supplement metabolic activity are now beingdescribed in a range of ecosystems. While it is likely that phototrophy provides animportant competitive advantage, the contribution that these microorganisms make to thebioenergetics of polar marine ecosystems is unknown. In this minireview, we discussrecent advances in our understanding of phototrophic bacteria and highlight the need forfuture research.

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