Heterotrophic Foraminifera Capable of Inorganic Nitrogen Assimilation

Heterotrophic Foraminifera Capable of Inorganic Nitrogen Assimilation

Nitrogen availability often limits biological productivity in marine systems, where inorganic nitrogen, such as ammonium is assimilated into the food web by bacteria and photoautotrophic eukaryotes. Recently, ammonium assimilation was observed in kleptoplast-containing protists of the phylum foramin...

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Main Authors: Clare Bird, Charlotte LeKieffre, Thierry Jauffrais, Anders Meibom, Emmanuelle Geslin, Helena L. Filipsson, Olivier Maire, Ann D. Russell, Jennifer S. Fehrenbacher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
nitrogen cycle
heterotrophic protists
foraminifera
ammonium assimilation
heterotrophy
marine
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.604979/full

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