A transcriptional cycle suited to daytime N2 fixation in the unicellular cyanobacterium Candidatus Atelocyanobacterium thalassa (UCYN-A)
M. d. C. Munoz-Marin, I. Shilova, T. Shi, H. Farnelid, A. C. Perez, J. P. Zehr
This study identifies how UCYN-A coordinates N2 fixation with metabolism through distinct daily gene cycles, enabling daytime aerobic N2 fixation in a symbiotic relationship with a haptophyte.
bioRxiv · Nov 14, 2018Ecology