Metabolic commitment and nitrogen control of diazotrophy in the diazoplast-containing diatom Epithemia adnata
Adrian Oscar Sanchez, Ivana Antolin, Mauro Do Nascimento, Lara Sánchez Rizza, Alejandro Sebastian Mechaly, Adrian Lopez-Garcia, Sara González-Bodí, Jaime Huerta‐Cepas, Enrique Flores, Luis Manuel Rubio, Leonardo Curatti
This study investigates diazotrophy in the diatom Epithemia adnata by analyzing diazoplast genome and proteomic data under different nitrogen conditions, revealing host-symbiont metabolic integration and regulatory mechanisms.
bioRxiv · Apr 27, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology