Acquisition and utilization of transition metal ions by marine organisms.

TitleAcquisition and utilization of transition metal ions by marine organisms.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1998
AuthorsButler A
JournalScience
Volume281
Issue5374
Pagination207-10
Date Published1998 Jul 10
ISSN0036-8075
KeywordsAnimals, Bacteria, Invertebrates, Iron, Ligands, Oceans and Seas, Phytoplankton, Seawater, Siderophores, Trace Elements
Abstract

Recent research has revealed that trace metals, particularly transition metals, play important roles in marine productivity. Most of the work has been on iron, which shows a nutrient-depleted profile in the upper ocean. Marine organisms have a variety of means for acquiring iron and other transition metal ions that differ from those of terrestrial organisms.
Alternate JournalScience
PubMed ID9660742
Grant ListGM38130 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States