ISEPNew #ISEPpapers! A genetic transformation system for the heterotrophic diatom #Nitzschia putrida (Bacillariophyceae) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jpy.70070
CellBioNewsWater #salinity affects #diatom structure and #metabolism, study shows.
#Nitzschia #global_carbon_cycle #lipids #extracellullar_polysaccharide #photosynthesis
https://phys.org/news/2025-02-salinity-affects-diatom-metabolism.html
Water salinity affects diatom structure and metabolism, study shows
Scientists have found that an increase in water salinity in the cells of the marine diatom Nitzschia weakens the connections between the components of the photosynthetic apparatus and disrupts the formation of the cell shell.
Lukas VFN πͺπΊGlass-like shells of diatoms help turn light into energy in dim conditions
https://phys.org/news/2022-11-glass-like-shells-diatoms-energy-dim.html
Solar energy harvesting mechanisms of the frustules of #Nitzschia filiformis diatoms https://opg.optica.org/ome/fulltext.cfm?uri=ome-12-12-4665&id=521854
Shells of #Diatoms are covered in holes that respond to light differently depending on their size, spacing and configuration. A better understanding of how these #protists / #algae harvest and interact with light could lead to improved #SolarCells, sensing devices, optical components.
Glass-like shells of diatoms help turn light into energy in dim conditions
A new study has revealed how the glass-like shells of diatoms help these microscopic organisms perform photosynthesis in dim conditions. A better understanding of how these phytoplankton harvest and interact with light could lead to improved solar cells, sensing devices and optical components.