Photonic-based methods are crucial in biology and medicine due to their non-invasive nature, allowing remote measurements without affecting biological specimens. The study of diatoms using advanced photonic methods remains a relatively underexplored area, presenting significant opportunities for pioneering discoveries. This research provides a comprehensive analysis of marine diatoms, specifically Nitzschia sp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe microalga Nitzschia cf. thermaloides was found in reservoirs of mud volcanoes in eastern Crimea. The species was observed to have a wide range of halotolerance and, in particular, to be capable of vegetative reproduction within a substrate salinity range of 0-110‰.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe marine pennate diatom has long been known for its characteristic blue pigment marennine, which is responsible for the greening of invertebrate gills, a natural phenomenon of great importance for the oyster industry. For two centuries, this taxon was considered unique; however, the recent description of a new blue species revealed unsuspected biodiversity. Marennine-like pigments are natural blue dyes that display various biological activities-e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe provide for the first time the complete plastid and mitochondrial genomes of a monoraphid diatom: The mitogenome is 41,957 bp in size and displays two group II introns in the gene. The 187,029 bp plastid genome features the typical quadripartite architecture of diatom genomes. It contains a group II intron in the gene that overlaps the large single-copy and the inverted repeat region.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe sequenced the plastid genomes of three diatoms from the genus , including two strains formerly designated as . At 208,097 and 216,580 bp, the plastid genomes of the latter strains are the largest ever sequenced among diatoms and their increased size is explained by the massive expansion of the inverted repeat region. Important rearrangements of gene order were identified among the two populations of cf.
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