Phycosphere
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phycosphere-265-795384
title:
Phycosphere
text:
The phycosphere is a microscale mucus region that is rich in organic matter surrounding a phytoplankton cell. This area is high in nutrients due to extracellular waste from the phytoplankton cell and it has been suggested that bacteria inhabit this area to feed on these nutrients. This high nutrient environment creates a microbiome and a diverse food web for microbes such as bacteria and protists. It has also been suggested that the bacterial assemblages within the phycosphere are species-specif
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Microscale mucus region that is rich in organic matter surrounding a phytoplankton cel
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phycosphere
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date modified:
2022-11-12T03:43:25Z
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