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. 2016 Mar;28(3):599-600.
doi: 10.1105/tpc.16.00189. Epub 2016 Mar 7.

Phytochromes in Diatoms: Sensing Far-Red Light in the Deep Blue Sea

Jennifer Mach  1
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Phytochromes in Diatoms: Sensing Far-Red Light in the Deep Blue Sea

Jennifer Mach. Plant Cell. 2016 Mar.
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Changes in diatom abundance and light signatures with depth. Left: The diatoms Thalassiosira rotula (yellow) and Skeletonema costatum (green) differ in abundance at different depths. Center: Filled circles indicate total irradiance E(tot), and open circles indicate irradiance from sunlight E(sl) at different depths. Right: Differences in light capture of Pr and Pfr forms of DPH. (Reprinted from Fortunato et al. [2016], Figures 5B to 5D.)
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