Prochlorococcus
Sign in to saveProchlorococcus is a genus of very small (0.6 μm) marine cyanobacteria with an unusual pigmentation (chlorophyll a2 and b2). These bacteria belong to the photosynthetic picoplankton and are probably the most abundant photosynthetic organism on Earth. Prochlorococcus microbes are among the major primary producers in the ocean, responsible for a large percentage of the photosynthetic production of oxygen. Prochlorococcus strains, called ecotypes, have physiological differences enabling them to exploit different ecological niches. Analysis of the genome sequences of Prochlorococcus strains s
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It sits within the topics Cyanobacteria genera, Environmental microbiology and Marine microorganisms.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- monotypic taxon
- Image
- Prochlorococcus marinus 2.jpg
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- taxon name
- Prochlorococcus
- taxon rank
- genus
- Gram staining
- gram-negative bacteria
- taxonomic type
- Prochlorococcus marinus
- Commons category
- Prochlorococcus
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