Dynamic changes in carbonate chemistry in the microenvironment around single marine phytoplankton cells
The supply of CO2 to large marine phytoplankton cells is potentially limited by their diffusive boundary layer. Here, using direct microelectrode measurements, the authors show that extracellular carbonic anhydrase acts to maintain the concentration of CO2 at the cell surface to overcome this proble...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02426-y |
| Summary: | The supply of CO2 to large marine phytoplankton cells is potentially limited by their diffusive boundary layer. Here, using direct microelectrode measurements, the authors show that extracellular carbonic anhydrase acts to maintain the concentration of CO2 at the cell surface to overcome this problem. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |