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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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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Present and future global distributions of the marine Cyanobacteria Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus
The Cyanobacteria Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus account for a substantial fraction of marine primary production. Here, we… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Patterns and Implications of Gene Gain and Loss in the Evolution of Prochlorococcus
Prochlorococcus is a marine cyanobacterium that numerically dominates the mid-latitude oceans and is the smallest known oxygenic… Expand
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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… Expand
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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… Expand
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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… Expand
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Elemental composition of marine Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus: Implications for the ecological stoichiometry of the sea
The elemental composition of marine cyanobacteria is an important determinant of the ecological stoichiometry in low-latitude… Expand
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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… Expand
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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… Expand
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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
ABSTRACT Cultured isolates of the marine cyanobacteria Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus vary widely in their pigment… Expand
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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… Expand
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