Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus are the two most abundant photosynthetic organisms
on Earth, with a strong influence on the biogeochemical carbon and nitrogen cycles. Early …

Prochlorococcus is an abundant marine cyanobacterium responsible for a significant part of
global primary production. There exist various ecotypes adapted to conditions found along …

The assimilation of organic nutrients by autotrophs, a form of mixotrophy, has been
demonstrated in the globally abundant marine picocyanobacterial genera Prochlorococcus …

Marine picocyanobacteria of the Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus genera have been
longtime considered as autotrophic organisms. However, compelling evidence published …

The marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus is the most abundant photosynthetic organism
in oligotrophic regions of the oceans. The inability to assimilate nitrate is considered an …

Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus are major prokaryotic primary producers in the
oligotrophic oceans that may be affected by the climate-related increases in nitrogen fixation …

Cyanobacteria are one of the earliest branching groups of organisms on the planet, and
during their evolutionary history were submitted to varying selective pressures. Nowadays …

Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus are the most abundant free‐living photosynthetic
microorganisms in the ocean. Uncultivated lineages of these picocyanobacteria also thrive …

Cyanobacteria thrive in every illuminated aquatic environment known, contributing at least
25% of primary productivity worldwide. Given their importance in carbon and nutrient cycles …

Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus are the two dominant picocyanobacteria in the low-
nutrient surface waters of the subtropical ocean, but the basis for their coexistence has not …