The diatom Fragilariopsis cylindrus: A model alga to understand cold‐adapted life

Antonia Otte; Johanna C. Winder; Longji Deng; Jeremy Schmutz; Jerry Jenkins; Igor V. Grigoriev; Amanda Hopes; Thomas Mock

doi:10.1111/jpy.13325

The diatom Fragilariopsis cylindrus: A model alga to understand cold‐adapted life

Antonia Otte, Johanna C. Winder, Longji Deng, Jeremy Schmutz, Jerry Jenkins, Igor V. Grigoriev, Amanda Hopes, Thomas Mock

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Abstract

Diatoms are significant primary producers especially in cold, turbulent, and nutrient-rich surface oceans. Hence, they are abundant in polar oceans, but also underpin most of the polar food webs and related biogeochemical cycles. The cold-adapted pennate diatom Fragilariopsis cylindrus is considered a keystone species in polar oceans and sea ice because it can thrive under different environmental conditions if temperatures are low. In this perspective paper, we provide insights into the latest molecular work that has been done on F. cylindrus and discuss its role as a model alga to understand cold-adapted life.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	301-306
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Phycology
Volume	59
Issue number	2
Early online date	1 Mar 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13325
Publication status	Published - Apr 2023

Keywords

cold adaptation
diatom
evolution
Fragilariopsis
genome
phytoplankton

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The diatom Fragilariopsis cylindrus: A model alga to understand cold‐adapted life

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