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Bacteria collaborate to propel the ocean ‘engine’

representation of phototrophic and heterotrophic bacteria in the ocean- credit University of WarwickEssential microbiological interactions that keep our oceans stable have been fully revealed for the first time, by researchers at the University of Warwick.

Dr Joseph Christie-Oleza and Professor David Scanlan from the School of Life Sciences have discovered that two of the most abundant types of microorganism in the oceans – phototrophic and heterotrophic bacteria – collaborate to cycle nutrients, consequently, drawing carbon from the atmosphere and feeding the ecosystem.

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Thu 06 Jul 2017, 09:31 | Tags: Press Release Faculty of Science