Acquisition and utilization of transition metal ions by marine organisms

Science. 1998 Jul 10;281(5374):207-10. doi: 10.1126/science.281.5374.207.

Abstract

Recent research has revealed that trace metals, particularly transition metals, play important roles in marine productivity. Most of the work has been on iron, which shows a nutrient-depleted profile in the upper ocean. Marine organisms have a variety of means for acquiring iron and other transition metal ions that differ from those of terrestrial organisms.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacteria / metabolism*
  • Invertebrates / metabolism*
  • Iron / analysis
  • Iron / metabolism*
  • Ligands
  • Oceans and Seas
  • Phytoplankton / metabolism*
  • Seawater / chemistry*
  • Seawater / microbiology
  • Siderophores / metabolism
  • Trace Elements / analysis
  • Trace Elements / metabolism*

Substances

  • Ligands
  • Siderophores
  • Trace Elements
  • Iron