Selective silicate-directed motility in diatoms

Selective silicate-directed motility in diatoms

Diatoms often dominate production in aquatic communities, but the amount of available dissolved silicic acid (dSi) limits their growth. Here, Bondoc et al., show that diatoms perceive gradients in dSi, and can increase the encounter with this resource by chemotaxis toward high concentrations under r...

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Main Authors: Karen Grace V. Bondoc, Jan Heuschele, Jeroen Gillard, Wim Vyverman, Georg Pohnert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10540
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spelling doaj-8d67a3df9a094e10a0e76c755f85d9c82021-05-11T10:41:24ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232016-02-01711710.1038/ncomms10540Selective silicate-directed motility in diatomsKaren Grace V. Bondoc0Jan Heuschele1Jeroen Gillard2Wim Vyverman3Georg Pohnert4Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Bioorganic Analytics, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaCentre for Ocean Life, National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of DenmarkDepartment of Biology, Laboratory of Protistology and Aquatic Ecology, University GentDepartment of Biology, Laboratory of Protistology and Aquatic Ecology, University GentDepartment of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Bioorganic Analytics, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität JenaDiatoms often dominate production in aquatic communities, but the amount of available dissolved silicic acid (dSi) limits their growth. Here, Bondoc et al., show that diatoms perceive gradients in dSi, and can increase the encounter with this resource by chemotaxis toward high concentrations under resource-limited conditions.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10540
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Selective silicate-directed motility in diatoms
Nature Communications
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description Diatoms often dominate production in aquatic communities, but the amount of available dissolved silicic acid (dSi) limits their growth. Here, Bondoc et al., show that diatoms perceive gradients in dSi, and can increase the encounter with this resource by chemotaxis toward high concentrations under resource-limited conditions.
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