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Main Authors: Kerkar, Anvita U, Sutherland, Kelly R, Thompson, Anne W
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Trends in microbiology 2025
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Online Access:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39709274/
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author Kerkar, Anvita U
Sutherland, Kelly R
Thompson, Anne W
author_facet Kerkar, Anvita U
Sutherland, Kelly R
Thompson, Anne W
Kerkar, Anvita U
Sutherland, Kelly R
Thompson, Anne W
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Non-viral predators of marine picocyanobacteria. Kerkar, Anvita U Sutherland, Kelly R Thompson, Anne W Prochlorococcus Synechococcus Ecosystem Seawater Aquatic Organisms Food Chain The Earth's most abundant photosynthetic cells, the picocyanobacteria - Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus - play a fundamental global role in aquatic ecosystems. The success of these picocyanobacteria is interpreted through a cross-scale systems framework that integrates bottom-up controls on growth (e.g., nutrients and light), diversity, and the selective pressures and response to predation. While viral predators are well studied and experimentally tractable, the diverse non-viral predators of picocyanobacteria are disconnected from this framework and experimentally challenging, leaving a major gap in understanding the picocyanobacteria. This review presents existing research on non-viral picocyanobacterial predators and promising research frontiers that will expand knowledge of the ecology and evolution of these crucial microorganisms.
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spellingShingle Non-viral predators of marine picocyanobacteria.
Kerkar, Anvita U
Sutherland, Kelly R
Thompson, Anne W
Prochlorococcus
Synechococcus
Ecosystem
Seawater
Aquatic Organisms
Food Chain
Non-viral predators of marine picocyanobacteria. Kerkar, Anvita U Sutherland, Kelly R Thompson, Anne W Prochlorococcus Synechococcus Ecosystem Seawater Aquatic Organisms Food Chain The Earth's most abundant photosynthetic cells, the picocyanobacteria - Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus - play a fundamental global role in aquatic ecosystems. The success of these picocyanobacteria is interpreted through a cross-scale systems framework that integrates bottom-up controls on growth (e.g., nutrients and light), diversity, and the selective pressures and response to predation. While viral predators are well studied and experimentally tractable, the diverse non-viral predators of picocyanobacteria are disconnected from this framework and experimentally challenging, leaving a major gap in understanding the picocyanobacteria. This review presents existing research on non-viral picocyanobacterial predators and promising research frontiers that will expand knowledge of the ecology and evolution of these crucial microorganisms.
title Non-viral predators of marine picocyanobacteria.
topic Prochlorococcus
Synechococcus
Ecosystem
Seawater
Aquatic Organisms
Food Chain
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39709274/