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Ecological Aspects of the Distribution of Different Autotrophic CO 2 Fixation Pathways

2011; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 77; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/aem.02473-10

ISSN

1098-5336

Autores

Ivan A. Berg,

Tópico(s)

Protist diversity and phylogeny

Resumo

Autotrophic CO(2) fixation represents the most important biosynthetic process in biology. Besides the well-known Calvin-Benson cycle, five other totally different autotrophic mechanisms are known today. This minireview discusses the factors determining their distribution. As will be made clear, the observed diversity reflects the variety of the organisms and the ecological niches existing in nature.

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