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NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY
卷 13, 期 1, 页码 13-27出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro3378
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- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation [GBMF495]
- National Science Foundation (NSF Center for Microbial Oceanography Research and Education) [OCE-1153588, OCE-1356460, DBI-0424599]
- Israel Science Foundation [1504/06]
- European Research Council [203406]
- Directorate For Geosciences
- Division Of Ocean Sciences [1153588] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Division Of Environmental Biology
- Direct For Biological Sciences [1145734] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Division Of Ocean Sciences
- Directorate For Geosciences [1356460] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- European Research Council (ERC) [203406] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC)
The marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus is the smallest and most abundant photosynthetic organism on Earth. In this Review, we summarize our understanding of the diversity of this remarkable phototroph and describe its role in ocean ecosystems. We discuss the importance of interactions of Prochlorococcus with the physical environment, with phages and with heterotrophs in shaping the ecology and evolution of this group. In light of recent studies, we have come to view Prochlorococcus as a 'federation' of diverse cells that sustains its broad distribution, stability and abundance in the oceans via extensive genomic and phenotypic diversity. Thus, it is proving to be a useful model system for elucidating the forces that shape microbial populations and ecosystems.
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