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dc.contributor.authorKulkarni, V.V.
dc.contributor.authorChitari, R.R.
dc.contributor.authorNarale, D.D.
dc.contributor.authorPatil, J.S.
dc.contributor.authorAnil, A.C.
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-07T08:57:12Z
dc.date.available2010-10-07T08:57:12Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationCurrent Science, vol.99(6); 736-737
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3717
dc.description.abstractDiazotrophs (N sub(2) fixing organisms), mainly belonging to cyanobacteria, form a major group of phytoplankton in nutrient poor oligotrophic oceans. These organisms support non-diazotrophic phytoplankton community and primary production by the release of fixed nitrogen (N sub(2)) into the marine environment and thereby play an important role in the biogeochemistry of oligotrophic environments. Trichodesmium spp., a colony-forming cyanobacterium and Richelia intracellularis Schmidt, a cyanobacterial endosymbiont of several diatom genera, are the most important diazotrophs accounting for approx. 63% of pelagic N sub(2) -fixation in the world’s oceans. However, information on R. intracellularis is lacking, even though its distribution is widespread.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCurrent Science Association
dc.rightsCopyright [2010]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subjectcyanobacteria
dc.subjectdiatom
dc.subjectBay of Bengal
dc.subjectprimary production
dc.titleOccurrence of cyanobacteria - diatom symbiosis in the Bay of Bengal: Implications in biogeochemistry
dc.typeJournal Article


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