N <sub>2</sub> Fixation in <i>Trichodesmium</i> Does Not Require Spatial Segregation from Photosynthesis

Weicheng Luo, Keisuke Inomura, Han Zhang, Ya‐Wei Luo

mSystems · 2022 · 20 citations · 63 references

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The filamentous Trichodesmium is a globally prominent marine nitrogen fixer. A long-standing paradox is that the nitrogen-fixing enzyme nitrogenase is sensitive to oxygen, but Trichodesmium conducts both nitrogen fixation and oxygen-evolving photosynthesis during the daytime.

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