Potential for phosphite and phosphonate utilization by Prochlorococcus

ISME Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 827-834

  Feingersch, Roi ^a   Philosof, Alon ^a   Mejuch, Tom ^a   Glaser, Fabian ^a   Alalouf, Onit ^a   Shoham, Yuval ^a   Béjà, Oded ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

phosphate; phosphonate; Prochlorococcus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; PHOSPHITE; PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SEA WATER;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CARBON; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENOMICS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIOLOGY; OPERON; PHYLOGENY; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SEA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; METAGENOMICS; OCEANS AND SEAS; OPERON; PHOSPHITES; PHOSPHONIC ACIDS; PHYLOGENY; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SEAWATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROCHLOROCOCCUS;

EID: 84858867067     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2011.149     Document Type: Article

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