Genus Thalassiosira Higher classification Thalassiosira | Family Thalassiosiraceae Scientific name Thalassiosira pseudonana Rank Species | |
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Similar Thalassiosira weissflogii, Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Chaetoceros, Emiliania huxleyi, Cyanidioschyzon merolae | ||
What is the definition of thalassiosira pseudonana
Thalassiosira pseudonana is a species of marine centric diatom. It was chosen as the first eukaryotic marine phytoplankton for whole genome sequencing. T. pseudonana was selected for this study because it is a model for diatom physiology studies, belongs to a genus widely distributed throughout the world's oceans, and has a relatively small genome at 34 mega base pairs. Scientists are researching on diatom light absorption, using the marine diatom of Thalassiosira. An engineered form of the diatom has been considered as a potential drug delivery vehicle for cancer treatment with chemotherapy drugs that are poorly soluble in water.
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- What is the definition of thalassiosira pseudonana
- 3d printed thalassiosira pseudonana diatom in bronze
- Symbiosis
- References
The clone of T. pseudonana that was sequenced is CCMP 1335 and is available from the National Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. This clone was originally collected in 1958 from Moriches Bay (Long Island, New York) and has been maintained continuously in culture.
3d printed thalassiosira pseudonana diatom in bronze
Symbiosis
Thalassiosira pseudonana and the heterotrophic alphaproteobacterium Ruegeria pomeroyi form a chemical symbiosis in coculture. The bacteria provide vitamin B12 to the diatoms, which in exchange provide organic nutrients to the bacteria. In the presence of the diatom, the bacteria start producing a transporter for dihydroxypropanesulfonate (DHPS), a nutrient produced by the diatom for the bacteria.
