Widespread occurrence of a unicellular, marine, planktonic, cyanobacterium

IN marked contrast to their freshwater counterparts, marine planktonic cyanobacteria are restricted to a few nostocalean genera, of which only Trichodesmium is capable of forming extensive water blooms 1–3 . We report here the widespread occurrence of a small, marine, chroococcalean cyanobacterium b...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1979-01, Vol.277 (5694), p.293-294
Main Authors: WATERBURY, JOHN B, WATSON, STANLEY W, GUILLARD, ROBERT R. L, BRAND, LARRY E
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Language:English
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Summary:IN marked contrast to their freshwater counterparts, marine planktonic cyanobacteria are restricted to a few nostocalean genera, of which only Trichodesmium is capable of forming extensive water blooms 1–3 . We report here the widespread occurrence of a small, marine, chroococcalean cyanobacterium belonging to the genus Synechococcus .
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/277293a0