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Prochlorococcus

A genus of marine planktonic CYANOBACTERIA in the order PROCHLOROPHYTES. They lack PHYCOBILISOMES and contain divinyl CHLOROPHYLL, a and b.
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Prochlorococcus
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Genomic island variability facilitates Prochlorococcus–virus coexistence
Prochlorococcus cyanobacteria are extremely abundant in the oceans, as are the viruses that infect them. How hosts and viruses… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Niche partitioning among Prochlorococcus ecotypes along ocean-scale environmental gradients.
Prochlorococcus is the numerically dominant phytoplankter in the oligotrophic oceans, accounting for up to half of the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Genomic islands and the ecology and evolution of Prochlorococcus.
Prochlorococcus ecotypes are a useful system for exploring the origin and function of diversity among closely related microbes… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Three Prochlorococcus Cyanophage Genomes: Signature Features and Ecological Interpretations
The oceanic cyanobacteria Prochlorococcus are globally important, ecologically diverse primary producers. It is thought that… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Transfer of photosynthesis genes to and from Prochlorococcus viruses.
Comparative genomics gives us a new window into phage-host interactions and their evolutionary implications. Here we report the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Genome divergence in two Prochlorococcus ecotypes reflects oceanic niche differentiation
The marine unicellular cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus is the smallest-known oxygen-evolving autotroph. It numerically dominates… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Cyanophages infecting the oceanic cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus
Prochlorococcus is the numerically dominant phototroph in the tropical and subtropical oceans, accounting for half of the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Resolution of Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus ecotypes by using 16S-23S ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer sequences.
Cultured isolates of the marine cyanobacteria Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus vary widely in their pigment compositions and… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Utilization of different nitrogen sources by the marine cyanobacteria Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus
Prochlorococcus is the most abundant phytoplankter throughout the photic zone in stratified marine waters and experiences… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Physiology and molecular phylogeny of coexisting Prochlorococcus ecotypes
The cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus, is the dominant oxygenic phototroph in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world's… (More)
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