Characterization of the molecular mechanisms of silicon uptake in coccolithophores.
Sarah Ratcliffe,
Erin M Meyer,
Charlotte E Walker,
Michael Knight,
Heather M McNair,
Paul G Matson,
Debora Iglesias-Rodriguez,
Mark Brzezinski,
Gerald Langer,
Aleksey Sadekov,
Mervyn Greaves,
Colin Brownlee,
Paul Curnow,
Alison R Taylor,
Glen L Wheeler
Nov 22, 2022
Coccolithophores are an important group of calcifying marine phytoplankton. Although coccolithophores are not silicified, some species exhibit a requirement for Si in the calcification process. These species also possess a novel...