Microbial rhodopsins are increasingly favored over chlorophyll in High Nutrient Low Chlorophyll waters
B. Hassanzadeh, B. Thomson, F. Deans…·L. Gomez-Consarnau
The paper reports high concentrations of microbial rhodopsins in HNLC waters where chlorophyll-a is low, suggesting rhodopsin phototrophy may compensate for impaired photosynthesis and respiration.