ERC Starting Grant · 2024
Ecological and evolutionary role of specialized bacteria in algae health and carbon sequestration
Marine algae fixing CO2 into organic matter is central to the global carbon cycle. While the food chain and marine bacteria consume roughly half of the fixed carbon, a harder-to-degrade fraction remains in the ocean, naturally sequestering CO2 and lessening climate change effects. This remaining fraction is mainly derived from algal complex glycans that provide structural support, defense against microbial pathogens, and can be a carbon source for the algae microbiome. The specialized bacteria feeding on complex glycans are integral to the algae microbiome, yet, have been historically dismissed. ERODERS focuses on the unidentified mechanisms supporting the interactions between bacteria…
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