Transcriptome dynamics of a broad host-range cyanophage and its hosts

S Doron, A Fedida, MA Hernández-Prieto… - The ISME …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Cyanobacteria are highly abundant in the oceans and are constantly exposed to lytic
viruses. The T4-like cyanomyoviruses are abundant in the marine environment and have …

Double strand break (DSB) repair in Cyanobacteria: Understanding the process in an ancient organism

H Rajaram, A Kumar, A Kirti, S Pandey - DNA repair, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Cyanobacterial species, Anabaena/Nostoc and Chroococcidiopsis are highly radio-
resistant indicating the presence of a robust DNA repair system. However, unlike the …

Molecular mechanisms by which marine phytoplankton respond to their dynamic chemical environment

B Palenik - Annual review of marine science, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Marine scientists have long been interested in the interactions of marine phytoplankton with
their chemical environments. Nutrient availability clearly controls carbon fixation on a global …

Synergic Effects of Temperature and Irradiance on the Physiology of the Marine Synechococcus Strain WH7803

U Guyet, NA Nguyen, H Doré, J Haguait… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Understanding how microorganisms adjust their metabolism to maintain their ability to cope
with short-term environmental variations constitutes one of the major current challenges in …

Transcriptome Analysis of a Bloom-Forming Cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa during Ma-LMM01 Phage Infection

D Morimoto, S Kimura, Y Sako, T Yoshida - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Microcystis aeruginosa forms massive blooms in eutrophic freshwaters, where it is
constantly exposed to lytic cyanophages. Unlike other marine cyanobacteria, M. aeruginosa …

Effects of low temperature on tropical and temperate isolates of marine Synechococcus

D Varkey, S Mazard, M Ostrowski, SG Tetu… - The ISME …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Temperature is an important factor influencing the distribution of marine picocyanobacteria.
However, molecular responses contributing to temperature preferences are poorly …

RNA-seq Profiling Reveals Novel Target Genes of LexA in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

A Kizawa, A Kawahara, Y Takimura… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
LexA is a well-established transcriptional repressor of SOS genes induced by DNA damage
in Escherichia coli and other bacterial species. However, LexA in the cyanobacterium …

Substrate specificity and ecological significance of PstS homologs in phosphorus uptake in marine Synechococcus sp. WH8102

P Ranjit, D Varkey, BS Shah, IT Paulsen - Microbiology Spectrum, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Phosphorus, a vital macronutrient, often limits primary productivity in marine environments.
Marine Synechococcus strains, including WH8102, rely on high-affinity phosphate-binding …

LexA protein of cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. strain PCC7120 exhibits in vitro pH-dependent and RecA-independent autoproteolytic activity

A Kumar, A Kirti, H Rajaram - The International Journal of Biochemistry & …, 2015 - Elsevier
The LexA protein of the nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium, Anabaena sp. strain PCC7120
exhibits a RecA-independent and alkaline pH-dependent autoproteolytic cleavage. The …

Impairment of benthic diatom adhesion and photosynthetic activity by allelopathic compounds from a green alga: involvement of free fatty acids?

JL Allen, L Ten-Hage, J Leflaive - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2015 - Springer
The role of chemical interactions in shaping microbial communities has raised increasing
interest over the last decade. Many benthic microorganisms are known to develop chemical …