UCYN-A is the organism. They’re calling it the “nitroplast”.
Comment on new organelle!!!!
Rentlar@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
UCYN-A is the nitrogen-fixer of the alga cell?
phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 1 year ago
It’s catchy, all the kids will know it by heart
Atelopus-zeteki@kbin.run 1 year ago
UCYN-A (Candidatus Atelocyanobacterium thalassa) is a cyanobacterial symbiont of the unicellular algae Braarudosphaera bigelowii. And yes, it makes N2 into NH3, making that nitrogen fixed and available for B. bigelowii