Ligand cross-feeding resolves bacterial vitamin B12 auxotrophies

Cobalamin (vitamin B 12 , herein referred to as B 12 ) is an essential cofactor for most marine prokaryotes and eukaryotes 1 , 2 . Synthesized by a limited number of prokaryotes, its scarcity affects microbial interactions and community dynamics 2 – 4 . Here we show that two bacterial B 12 auxotroph...

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Published in:	Nature (London) Vol. 629; no. 8013; pp. 886 - 892
Main Authors:	Wienhausen, Gerrit, Moraru, Cristina, Bruns, Stefan, Tran, Den Quoc, Sultana, Sabiha, Wilkes, Heinz, Dlugosch, Leon, Azam, Farooq, Simon, Meinhard
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 23.05.2024 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	13/31 14/63 38/32 45/23 45/91 631/158/2463 631/326/2565/547 631/326/41/2535 631/45/320 64 Auxotrophs Bacteria Bioavailability Biosynthesis Cell culture Consortia Cyanocobalamin Ecosystems Genomes Genomics Humanities and Social Sciences Ligands Marine ecosystems Metabolites Microorganisms multidisciplinary Oceans Plankton Prokaryotes Science Science (multidisciplinary) Syntrophism Vitamin B12
ISSN:	0028-0836, 1476-4687, 1476-4687
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