How marine viruses help fuel underwater oxygen-rich zones Newly published interdisciplinary research led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and University of Maryland shows that viral infection of blue-green algae in the ocean stimulates…

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Tiny ocean microbes called #Prochlorococcus , once thought to be #climate survivors, may struggle as seas warm. These #cyanobacteria drive 5% of Earth’s #photosynthesis and underpin much of the marine #food web. [2/3]

Ocean Warming Threatens Prochlorococcus, Key Oxygen‑Making Microbe

Prochlorococcus thrives between 19 °C–28 °C, but division drops to one‑third above 30 °C; models forecast up to a 51 % productivity loss under severe warming. Read more: getnews.me/ocean-warming-threatens-... #prochlorococcus #oceanwarming

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Ocean Warming Threatens Prochlorococcus, May Halve Populations

Prochlorococcus thrives at 66‑86 °C; warming above 86 °C could cut tropical populations by up to 50 % per a Nature Microbiology paper published Sep 8 2025. getnews.me/ocean-warming-threatens-... #prochlorococcus #ocean

En su libro Bacterias por todas partes, Lucia Almagro nos cuenta que las #bacterias de los géneros #Synechococcus y #Prochlorococcus son responsables ¡del 35% de toda la #fotosíntesis de la Tierra!

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Uri Sheyn et al. reveal that swirling ocean currents (eddies) create short-lived pockets that favor certain Prochlorococcus strains, showing how “ocean weather” shapes microbial diversity.
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Meet the obscure microbe that influences climate, ocean ecosystems, and perhaps even evolution Penny Chisholm has spent decades revealing the secrets of the marine microbe Prochlorococcus

#Prochlorococcus Meet the obscure microbe that influences climate, ocean ecosystems, and perhaps even evolution.
World's smallest photosynthetic organism
Collectively the "species" boasts an estimated 80,000 genes—four times what humans have, and plenty
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Global niche partitioning of purine and pyrimidine cross-feeding among ocean microbes Global marine microbial marketplace for DNA building blocks drives biogeochemical cycling and ecological signaling in the ocean.

When thinks start making sense "Global niche partitioning of #purine and #pyrimidine cross-feeding among #ocean #microbes"
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Prochlorococcus: The Tiny Algae Powering the Ocean’s Ecosystem A microscopic marine organism, Prochlorococcus, plays an essential role in sustaining marine life and regulating the Earth’s carbon cycle. Recent research unveils its surprising contribution…

The ocean's tiniest algae, Prochlorococcus, powers ecosystems by sharing nutrients nightly. Learn how it drives global carbon cycles.
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Prochlorococcus is the smallest photosynthetic organism on Earth, and produces up to 20% of the oxygen in our entire biosphere. #science #sciencefacts #prochlorococcus #photosyntheticorganism #oxygen #biosphere

Prochlorococcus is the smallest photosynthetic organism on Earth, and produces up to 20% of the oxygen in our entire biosphere.

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