The accumulation of inorganic carbon from seawater by eukaryotic marine phytoplankton is
limited by the diffusion of carbon dioxide (CO2) in water and the dehydration kinetics of …

Diatoms are single-celled algae that produce intricately structured cell walls made of
nanopatterned silica (SiO2). The cell wall structure is a species-specific characteristic …

Diatoms are eukaryotic unicellular microalgae with cell walls made of a composite of organic
material, and silica which is often intricately and ornately shaped (Figure 1). Diatoms take up …

The marine world represents a largely untapped reservoir of bioactive ingredients that can
be applied to numerous aspects of food processing, storage, and fortification. Due to the …

Diatoms are a major but poorly understood phytoplankton group. The recent completion of
two whole genome sequences has revealed that they contain unique combinations of …

Research into diatom biology has now entered the post-genomics era, following the recent
completion of the Thalassiosira pseudonana and Phaeodactylum tricornutum whole …

In the last few years, genome‐based studies in diatoms have received a major boost
following the genome sequencing of the centric species Thalassiosira pseudonana Hasle et …

Publisher Summary This chapter reviews the evolution of the diatoms and of various groups
within the diatoms and evaluates the significance of particular shared derived traits. The …

Here, we describe the first system for genetic transformation of Thalassiosira pseudonana
(Hustedt) Hasle et Heimdal, the only diatom for which a complete genome sequence is …

Diatoms are an important group of eukaryotic phytoplankton, responsible for about 20% of
global primary productivity. Study of the functional role of chemical signaling within …