Prochlorococcus

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:abundance most abundant photosynthetic organism on Earth
gptkbp:adaptation adapted to low-nutrient environments
gptkbp:arrangedFor single cells
gptkbp:cellType prokaryote
gptkbp:cellWallComponent peptidoglycan
gptkbp:chlorophyllType chlorophyll a
chlorophyll b
gptkbp:class Cyanophyceae
gptkbp:contributedTo global carbon cycle
marine food web
gptkbp:discoveredBy Sallie W. Chisholm
gptkbp:distribution worldwide in tropical and subtropical oceans
gptkbp:domain gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:ecologicalSignificance supports marine ecosystems
gptkbp:ecotype multiple ecotypes adapted to different light levels
gptkbp:family Prochlorococcaceae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1986
gptkbp:geneticDiversity high
gptkbp:genomeSequenced true
gptkbp:genomeSize 1.6 to 2.7 Mbp
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:marine
marine environment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Prochlorococcus
gptkbp:importantFor key to understanding oceanic photosynthesis
gptkbp:motility non-motile
gptkbp:namedAfter pro (primitive) + chloros (green) + coccus (spherical)
gptkbp:notableSpecies Prochlorococcus MED4
Prochlorococcus MIT9313
Prochlorococcus marinus
gptkbp:order Synechococcales
gptkbp:oxygenicPhotosynthesis true
gptkbp:photosynthesisType true
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:pigment diverse pigment types for light adaptation
gptkbp:referenceGenome Prochlorococcus marinus
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Synechococcus
gptkbp:reproduction binary fission
gptkbp:role primary producer
oxygen producer
gptkbp:shape spherical
gptkbp:size 0.5 to 0.7 micrometers
gptkbp:studiedBy marine ecology
climate change research
evolution of photosynthesis
marine microbiologists
gptkbp:symbiosisWith interacts with marine viruses (phages)
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:genus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5