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Marine Pelagic Cyanobacteria: Trichodesmium and other Diazotrophs pp 9–28Cite as

Trichodesmium: Ultrastructure and Protein Localization

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Colonial morphology, associated organisms, and ultrastructural organization of Trichodesmium thiebautii cells were investigated in detail using light, scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The ultrastructure of Trichodesmium is quite different from that of other cyanobacteria. T.thiebautii can be differentiated from T. erythraeum on the basis of colonial morphology and the subcellular arrangement of inclusions. The main differentiating features are highlighted. A variety of associated organisms were observed in the colonies including two additional cyanobacteria. The presence and distribution of proteins involved in carbon and nitrogen metabolism and their regulation in T. thiebautii are also briefly discussed.

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  1. Pirzada J. A. Siddiqui

    Present address: Department of Botany, Stockholm University, S-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden

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    Pirzada J. A. Siddiqui & Edward J. Carpenter

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Siddiqui, P.J.A., Carpenter, E.J., Bergman, B. (1992). Trichodesmium: Ultrastructure and Protein Localization. In: Carpenter, E.J., Capone, D.G., Rueter, J.G. (eds) Marine Pelagic Cyanobacteria: Trichodesmium and other Diazotrophs. NATO ASI Series, vol 362. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7977-3_2

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