Physiological response of Crocosphaera watsonii to enhanced and fluctuating carbon dioxide conditions.

We investigated the effects of elevated pCO2 on cultures of the unicellular N2-fixing cyanobacterium Crocosphaera watsonii WH8501. Using CO2-enriched air, cultures grown in batch mode under high light intensity were exposed to initial conditions approximating current atmospheric CO2 concentrations (...

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Main Authors: Mary R Gradoville, Angelicque E White, Ricardo M Letelier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4208792?pdf=render