Picocyanobacteria are cyanobacteria that are part of the picoplankton, which is the fraction of plankton composed by cells between 0.2 and 2 μm.[1] Picocyanobacteria comprise the smallest photoautotrophs.[2]
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Picocyanobacteria are cyanobacteria that are part of the picoplankton, which is the fraction of plankton composed by cells between 0.2 and 2 μm. Picocyanobacteria...
ammonium, which is later used to make amino acids and proteins. Marine picocyanobacteria (Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus) numerically dominate most phytoplankton...
Tandong; Jiao, Nianzhi (August 25, 2009). "Genetic Diversity of Picocyanobacteria in Tibetan Lakes: Assessing the Endemic and Universal Distributions"...
they feed on very small organic particles. Microphyte Picoeukaryote Picocyanobacteria Picoplankton Biliphyta Seenivasan R, Sausen N, Medlin LK, Melkonian...
May 2006). "Sulfolipids dramatically decrease phosphorus demand by picocyanobacteria in oligotrophic marine environments". Proceedings of the National...
filamentous forms. Their cell size varies from less than 1 μm in diameter (picocyanobacteria) up to 100 μm (some tropical forms in the genus Oscillatoria) Filamentous...
Previous work has shown that the Mediterranean Sea is dominated by the picocyanobacteria Synechococcus sp. and Synechocystis sp., which are responsible for...
and radiation of nitrogen-fixing bacteria and non-nitrogen-fixing picocyanobacteria capable of occupying marine planktonic niches and consequent changes...
solar radiation was found to promote TEP production, suggesting that picocyanobacteria are a source material for TEP. During a controlled diatom bloom, TEP...
"Use of stable isotope-labelled cells to identify active grazers of picocyanobacteria in ocean surface waters". Environmental Microbiology. 11 (2): 512–525...
Wilmotte, Annick (2007-02-01). "Allochthonous inputs of riverine picocyanobacteria to coastal waters in the Arctic Ocean". FEMS Microbiology Ecology...
Devol AH. Sulfolipids dramatically decrease phosphorus demand by picocyanobacteria in oligotrophic marine environments. Proceedings of the National Academy...
as bacteria that is fluorochrome-stained. Plankton § Size groups Picocyanobacteria Picoeukaryote Picozoa Callieri, Cristiana; Stockner, John G. (1 February...
to be as important in terms of biomass and primary production than picocyanobacteria. In more oligotrophic environments, such as Station ALOHA, researchers...
over time. Synechococcus and Prochlorococcus are the most abundant picocyanobacteria, accounting for up to 50% of primary production in the marine environment...
Their secondary structures differ, however, with Yfr2 from marine picocyanobacteria having an additional stem loop. The position of Yfr2 genes is generally...