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Algae acquire vitamin B12 through a symbiotic relationship with bacteria
Individually, algae and bacteria make interesting organisms to study. Bacteria are organisms that can be found living in a range of different environments. Besides being organisms capable of causing disease in humans, they are also vital to the cycling of … Continue reading
“Genetic diversity of ‘satellite’ bacteria present in cultures of marine diatoms”
In nature diatoms as well as other planktonic algal species exist as mixed communities. This makes it difficult to examine interactions between algae cells and bacterial assemblages that surround them. The extent of these associations has also not been established … Continue reading
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Tagged Bacterial diversity, Bacterial–algal interaction, Co-evolution, Diatom
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“On the Origin of Flowering Plants”
There are around 300,000 species of flowering plants present in the Earth today. Darwin was never able to fully explain the biodiversity found within flowering plants. More specifically he was not able to explain how diversity within angiosperms arose so … Continue reading