Phosphate starvation stops bacteria digesting algal fucan that sequesters carbon
Yi Xu, Bowei Gu, Huiying Yao, Mikkel Schultz‐Johansen, Isabella Wilkie, Leesa J. Klau, Yuerong Chen, Luis H. Orellana, Finn L. Aachmann, Mahum Farhan, Greta Reintjes, Silvia Vidal‐Melgosa, Dairong Qiao, Yi Cao, Jan‐Hendrik Hehemann
The paper shows phosphate starvation reduces bacterial fucan digestion, stabilizing carbon sequestration by algae.
Nature Microbiology · Jan 22, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology