| ID | 101520 |
| Property |
Size (diameter) of most abundant cyanobacteria
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| Organism |
Prochlorococcus
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| Value |
0.6
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| Range |
0.5-0.7
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| Units |
µm
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| Reference |
Partensky F, Hess WR, Vaulot D. Prochlorococcus, a marine photosynthetic prokaryote of global significance. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 1999 Mar63(1):106-27. p.106 left column 2nd paragraph
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| Reference PubMed ID |
10066832
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| Primary Source |
Morel, A., Y.-W. Ahn, F. Partensky, D. Vaulot, and H. Claustre. 1993. Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus: a comparative study of their size, pigmentation and related optical properties. J. Mar. Res. 51:617-649.
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| Comments |
Marine cyanobacteria are to date the smallest known photosynthetic organisms: Prochlorococcus is the smallest. The best estimates made on cultures give
a range of 0.5 to 0.8μm for length and 0.4 to 0.6μm for width
(DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1995.00934.x, DOI: 10.1357/0022240933223963).
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| Entered By |
Ron Milo - Admin
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| Date Added |
May 30, 2008 7:32 AM
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| Date Edited |
Aug 24, 2011 9:40 AM
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| Version |
6
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