Direct interaction between marine cyanobacteria mediated by nanotubes

Authors: Elisa Angulo-Cánovas, Ana Bartual, Rocío López-Igual, Ignacio Luque, Nikolai P. Radzinski, Irina Shilova, Maya Anjur-Dietrich, Gema García-Jurado, Bárbara Úbeda, José Antonio González-Reyes, Jesús Díez, Sallie W. Chisholm, José Manuel García-Fernández, María del Carmen Muñoz-Marín

Published: 2024-05-23

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj1539

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Abstract

Microbial associations and interactions drive and regulate nutrient fluxes in the ocean. However, physical contact between cells of marine cyanobacteria has not been studied thus far. Here, we show a mechanism of direct interaction between the marine cyanobacteria