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SUBMITTER: Ferrera I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5607361 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ferrera Isabel I Sánchez Olga O Kolářová Eva E Koblížek Michal M Gasol Josep M JM
The ISME journal 20170523 10
Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic (AAP) bacteria are microorganisms that can harvest light energy using bacteriochlorophyll a to supplement their predominantly organotrophic metabolism. Growth enhancement by light has repeatedly been demonstrated in laboratory experiments with AAP isolates. However, the ecological advantage of light utilization is unclear, as it has never been proven in the natural environment. Here, we conducted manipulation experiments in the NW Mediterranean and found that AAP ...[more]