Titel
Heterotrophy among Cyanobacteria
Abstract
Cyanobacteria have been studied in recent decades to investigate the principle mechanisms of plant-type oxygenic photosynthesis, as they are the inventors of this process, and their cultivation and research is much easier compared to land plants. Nevertheless, many cyanobacterial strains possess the capacity for at least some forms of heterotrophic growth. This review demonstrates that cyanobacteria are much more than simple photoautotrophs, and their flexibility toward different environmental conditions has been underestimated in the past. It summarizes the strains capable of heterotrophy known by date structured by their phylogeny and lists the possible substrates for heterotrophy for each of them in a table in the Supporting Information. The conditions are discussed in detail that cause heterotrophic growth for each strain in order to allow for reproduction of the results. The review explains the importance of this knowledge for the use of new methods of cyanobacterial cultivation, which may be advantageous under certain conditions. It seeks to stimulate other researchers to identify new strains capable of heterotrophy that have not been known so far.
Stichwort
AlcoholsBacteriaCarbohydratesLightPeptides and proteins
Objekt-Typ
Sprache
Englisch [eng]
Persistent identifier
https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:2037861
Erschienen in
Titel
ACS Omega
Band
8
Ausgabe
37
ISSN
2470-1343
Erscheinungsdatum
2023
Seitenanfang
33098
Seitenende
33114
Verlag
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Erscheinungsdatum
2023
Zugänglichkeit
Rechteangabe
© 2023 The Authors

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