Adaptation of cyanobacteria to the endolithic light spectrum in hyper-arid deserts
B. Murray, E. Ertekin, M. Dailey, N. T. Soulier, G. Shen, D. A. Bryant, C. Perez-Fernandez, J. DiRuggiero
This study shows endolithic cyanobacteria from hyper-arid deserts adapt to far-red light by synthesizing chlorophyll f and remodeling their photosynthetic apparatus.
bioRxiv · May 24, 2022Microbiology