- Atelopus-zeteki ( @Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run ) 10•5 months ago
Nitrogen-fixing organelle in a marine alga - Tyler H. Coale, et al. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38603509/
but wait, there’s more:
The nitroplast: A nitrogen-fixing organelle A bacterial endosymbiont of marine algae evolved to an organelle https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado8571
Wow, this sounds really nifty!!! Anyone got full paper accesss? $30 a pop is a bit pricey, for this humble one.
- IrritableOcelot ( @IrritableOcelot@beehaw.org ) English1•5 months ago
Sorry, I can’t figure out how to upload a non-image file.
- Rentlar ( @Rentlar@lemmy.ca ) English4•5 months ago
UCYN-A is the nitrogen-fixer of the alga cell?
- Atelopus-zeteki ( @Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run ) 5•5 months ago
UCYN-A (Candidatus Atelocyanobacterium thalassa) is a cyanobacterial symbiont of the unicellular algae Braarudosphaera bigelowii. And yes, it makes N2 into NH3, making that nitrogen fixed and available for B. bigelowii
- DragonTypeWyvern ( @DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe ) English2•5 months ago
It’s catchy, all the kids will know it by heart
- Match!! ( @match@pawb.social ) English4•5 months ago
mouth agape, pointing to the background
- AFallingAnvil ( @AFallingAnvil@lemmy.ca ) English1•5 months ago
Man, assuming I understand this properly, if they had more time to evolve and adapt this on masse we could see some improvements to the marine ecosystem!