Marine picocyanobacteria of the genera Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus numerically
dominate the picophytoplankton of the world ocean, making a key contribution to global …

About 40 years have passed since the discovery of picophytoplankton; the present
knowledge of the taxonomy physiology and ecology of these tiny photoautotrophic cells …

Marine cyanobacteria of the genera Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus are important
contributors to global primary production occupying a key position at the base of marine food …

Marine picocyanobacteria, comprised of the genera Synechococcus and Prochlorococcus,
are the most abundant and widespread primary producers in the ocean. More than 20 …

Abstract Background The picocyanobacterial genus Synechococcus occurs over wide
oceanic expanses, having colonized most available niches in the photic zone. Large scale …

In this study, we develop a mechanistic understanding of how temperature affects growth
and photosynthesis in 10 geographically and physiologically diverse strains of …

Conserved markers such as the 16S rRNA gene do not provide sufficient molecular
resolution to identify spatially structured populations of marine Synechococcus, or 'ecotypes' …

Marine cyanobacteria from the genus Synechococcus are found throughout the world's
oceans and are important contributors to global primary productivity and carbon cycling …

Marine picocyanobacteria of the genera Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus are major
contributors to oceanic primary production. The genera are genetically diverse, comprising …

Bacterial growth rates are often high, yet bacterial numbers are remarkably constant in
pelagic systems, implying that bacterial mortality rates have to be in the same range as …