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SUBMITTER: Guida BS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5715163 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20171018 1
Photoautotrophs assimilate oxidized carbon obtained from one of two sources: dissolved or atmospheric. Despite its size, the pool of lithospheric carbonate is not known to be a direct source for autotrophy. Yet, the mechanism that euendolithic cyanobacteria use to excavate solid carbonates suggests that minerals could directly supply CO<sub>2</sub> for autotrophy. Here, we use stable isotopes and NanoSIMS to show that the cyanobacterium Mastigocoleus testarum derives most of its carbon from the ...[more]