Publications by authors named "Alec J Weaver"
Environ Microbiol
January 2022
Article Synopsis
- Plants and phytoplankton release volatile organic compounds (VOCs) like acetone and isoprene, which can affect atmospheric chemistry.
- Research found that the marine bacterium Pelagibacter (strain HTCC1062) can metabolize these VOCs, possibly significantly impacting the overall marine acetone and isoprene budgets when considering global populations.
- The HTCC1062 genome shows some genes related to acetone metabolism, but lacks the known pathway for isoprene degradation, suggesting an unknown method for isoprene uptake and that it can synthesize isoprenoid compounds when provided with isoprene.
