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Use of Quartz Sand Columns to Study Far-Red Light Photoacclimation (FaRLiP) in Cyanobacteria

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: samplings. The variability of conditions and abundances of the cyanobacteria in natural settings impeded detailed analyses and comparisons. Therefore, we established this model system under controlled conditions in the laboratory. In this system, the distribution and acclimation of two cyanobacteria were similar to the situation observed in natural environments, which validates that it can be used to study fundamental questions. Using this approach, we made the unanticipated observation that two cyanobacteria grow faster in coculture than in axenic cultures. This laboratory-based model system can provide a valuable new tool for comparing cyanobacterial strains (e.g., mutants and wild type), exploring interactions between cyanobacterial strains and interactions with other bacteria, and characterizing ecological niches of cyanobacteria.

Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/aem.00562-22

Authors: Ting-Shuo Nien, Donald A. Bryant, Ming-Yang Ho

Institutions: National Taiwan University, Pennsylvania State University

Language: English

Topic: Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics

Subfield: Environmental Chemistry

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Awards: Studying the Environmental Impact, the Mechanism, and the Application of Using Far-Red Light for Oxygenic Photosynthesis( III ), Acclimation Responses that Optimize the Photosynthetic Apparatus in Cyanobacteria: from Ecophysiology to Biophysics, Studying the Environmental Impact, the Mechanism, and the Application of Using Far-Red Light for Oxygenic Photosynthesis( II ), G938158242