R. J. Puxty

Sensing the rainbow: genetic and physiological responses to light quality in Ostreococcus, an ecologically important photosynthetic picoeukaryote

This study examines how light quality affects the transcriptome, pigments, and photophysiology of two Ostreococcus ecotypes, showing distinct responses based on their environmental origins.

Pili allow dominant marine cyanobacteria to avoid sinking and evade predation

The paper shows that type IV pili in picocyanobacteria help them avoid sinking and evade predation by increasing drag and maintaining suspension in the water column.