Statements (50)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:genus
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gptkbp:abundance |
most abundant photosynthetic organism on Earth
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gptkbp:adaptation |
adapted to low-nutrient environments
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gptkbp:arrangedFor |
single cells
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gptkbp:cellType |
prokaryote
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gptkbp:cellWallComponent |
peptidoglycan
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gptkbp:chlorophyllType |
chlorophyll a
chlorophyll b |
gptkbp:class |
Cyanophyceae
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gptkbp:contributedTo |
global carbon cycle
marine food web |
gptkbp:discoveredBy |
Sallie W. Chisholm
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gptkbp:distribution |
worldwide in tropical and subtropical oceans
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gptkbp:domain |
gptkb:Bacteria
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gptkbp:ecologicalSignificance |
supports marine ecosystems
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gptkbp:ecotype |
multiple ecotypes adapted to different light levels
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gptkbp:family |
Prochlorococcaceae
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gptkbp:firstDescribed |
1986
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gptkbp:geneticDiversity |
high
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gptkbp:genomeSequenced |
true
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gptkbp:genomeSize |
1.6 to 2.7 Mbp
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gptkbp:habitat |
gptkb:marine
marine environment |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Prochlorococcus
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gptkbp:importantFor |
key to understanding oceanic photosynthesis
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gptkbp:motility |
non-motile
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gptkbp:namedAfter |
pro (primitive) + chloros (green) + coccus (spherical)
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gptkbp:notableSpecies |
Prochlorococcus MED4
Prochlorococcus MIT9313 Prochlorococcus marinus |
gptkbp:order |
Synechococcales
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gptkbp:oxygenicPhotosynthesis |
true
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gptkbp:photosynthesisType |
true
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gptkbp:phylum |
gptkb:Bacteria
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gptkbp:pigment |
diverse pigment types for light adaptation
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gptkbp:referenceGenome |
Prochlorococcus marinus
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Synechococcus
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gptkbp:reproduction |
binary fission
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gptkbp:role |
primary producer
oxygen producer |
gptkbp:shape |
spherical
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gptkbp:size |
0.5 to 0.7 micrometers
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gptkbp:studiedBy |
marine ecology
climate change research evolution of photosynthesis marine microbiologists |
gptkbp:symbiosisWith |
interacts with marine viruses (phages)
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gptkbp:taxonRank |
gptkb:genus
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Bacteria
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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