Diatoms biotechnology: various industrial applications for a greener tomorrow

N Sharma, DP Simon, AM Diaz-Garza… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The benefits of the complex microscopic and industrially important group of microalgae such
as diatoms is not hidden and have lately surprised the scientific community with their …

The evolution of silicification in diatoms: inescapable sinking and sinking as escape?

JA Raven, AM Waite - New phytologist, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The silicified bipartite cell walls of diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) are produced in intracellular
compartments by precipitation from supersaturated Si (OH) 4 and are then externalized …

The biogeochemical balance of oceanic nickel cycling

SG John, RL Kelly, X Bian, F Fu, MI Smith… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Nickel is a biologically essential element for marine life, with the potential to influence
diverse processes, including methanogenesis, nitrogen uptake and coral health, in both …

THE ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION OF SOME MARINE PHYTOPLANKTON1

TY Ho, A Quigg, ZV Finkel, AJ Milligan… - Journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
We analyzed the cellular content of C, N, P, S, K, Mg, Ca, Sr, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Co, Cd, and Mo
in 15 marine eukaryotic phytoplankton species in culture representing the major marine …

Biological uptake and reversible scavenging of zinc in the global ocean

T Weber, S John, A Tagliabue, T DeVries - Science, 2018 - science.org
Zinc (Zn) is a key micronutrient for marine phytoplankton, with a global distribution that is
similar to silicic acid. The processes that govern this relationship, despite the very different …

A role for scavenging in the marine biogeochemical cycling of zinc and zinc isotopes

SG John, TM Conway - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Zinc (Zn) and cadmium (Cd) are important biologically active trace-metals in the
ocean. To date, the marine distributions of these elements have been understood primarily …

The biogeochemical cycling of zinc and zinc isotopes in the North Atlantic Ocean

TM Conway, SG John - Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc (Zn) is a marine micronutrient, with an overall oceanic distribution mirroring the major
macronutrients, especially silicate. Seawater Zn isotope ratios (δ66Zn) are a relatively new …

Whole-genome expression profiling of the marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana identifies genes involved in silicon bioprocesses

T Mock, MP Samanta, V Iverson… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Formation of complex inorganic structures is widespread in nature. Diatoms create intricately
patterned cell walls of inorganic silicon that are a biomimetic model for design and …

GEOTRACES: Accelerating research on the marine biogeochemical cycles of trace elements and their isotopes

RF Anderson - Annual Review of Marine Science, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The biogeochemical cycles of trace elements and their isotopes (TEIs) constitute an active
area of oceanographic research due to their role as essential nutrients for marine organisms …

Biogeochemical cycling of zinc and its isotopes in the Southern Ocean

Y Zhao, D Vance, W Abouchami… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2014 - Elsevier
We report Zn concentration and isotope data for seawater samples from the Atlantic sector of
the Southern Ocean, collected during the IPY/GEOTRACES ANT-XXIV/III cruise along the …