The marine phosphorus cycle driven by an unlikely microbe.

Lin, Senjie; Francoeur, Alexander · Nat Commun · 2025

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Phosphorus availability is vital to ocean ecosystem functioning. Analyses of global seawater samples combined with laboratory experiments reveal the <i>Alteromonas</i> bacteria as a surprising regulator of the marine phosphorus cycling.