Scientists discover extracellular vesicles produced by ocean microbes
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 14:01
in Biology & Nature
Marine cyanobacteria—tiny ocean plants that produce oxygen and make organic carbon using sunlight and CO2—are primary engines of Earth's biogeochemical and nutrient cycles. They nourish other organisms through the provision of oxygen and with their own body mass, which forms the base of the ocean food chain.