Algae and its relationships with bacteria are essential to the primary productivity of Earth’s oceans and surface waters. Researchers are investigating these interactions in more detail to fill knowledge gaps in oceans and surface waters and also to potentially increase the biomass of algae used for biofuels.
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A new study quantifies the bacterial uptake of algae-derived nutrients, as well as the remineralized carbon and nitrogen by algae. Both are important parts of oceanic primary productivity. This project is part of the Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program with the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory and Joint Genome Institute, which are both Department of Energy user facilities.
Journal Link: AC05-76RL01830; AC52-07NA27344; AC02-05CH11231; FWP SCW1039
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