Long-standing marine mystery solved: How algae get nitrogen to grow

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Source: Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology Bremen/Mertcan Esti

In a new study, scientists have shed light on an unexpected partnership:  a marine diatom and a bacterium that can account for a large share of nitrogen fixation in vast regions of the ocean. 

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