K. Inomura

This study develops a metabolic model of Trichodesmium showing that rapid switching between photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic states enhances growth by improving metabolic efficiency.

This study identifies diatom rhodopsin as a light-driven proton pump localized to plastid membranes and suggests it contributes to a CO2-concentrating mechanism in diatoms.

This study shows Crocosphaera efficiently consumes combined nitrogen sources and maintains high growth rates even when nitrogen is limited, highlighting its ecological importance.