Prochloron didemni
A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Prochloron didemni
Classification
Higher order taxa
Cellular Organisms; Bacteria; Cyanobacteria; Prochlorales; Prochloraceae; Prochloron
Species
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NCBI: Taxonomy |
Prochloron Didemni
Description and significance
Prochloron Didemni is a unicellular cyanobacteria that is photosynthetic and oxygenic. It is an obligate symbiont that lives in the ascidian Lissoclinum patella and can be found in marine environments.
The study of Prochloron Didemni and its genome can provide us with valuable information. The genome of P. Didemni is currently incomplete. However, when completed, P. Didemni's genome can be used for analysis to elucidate other genes responsible for symbiosis between bacteria and chordates, such as humans. Also, as a oxygenic, photosynthetic cyanobacteria, P. Didemni is a significant player in global carbon fixation. The study of its metabolic pathways and unique photosynthetic processes would yield information beneficial to biotechnology.
The sequencing of P. Didemni's genome will also provide gene sequences for analysis of other
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Genome structure
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Cell structure and metabolism
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Ecology
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Pathology
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Application to Biotechnology
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Current Research
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References
Edited by Edward Lee Eddie Lee, a student of Rachel Larsen Rachel Larsen
