PLOS. (2025, April 1). A borrowed bacterial gene allowed some marine diatoms to live on a seaweed diet. ScienceDaily. Retrieved April 17, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 04 ...

A group of diatom species belonging to the Nitzschia genus gave up on photosynthesis and now get their carbon straight from their environment, thanks to a bacterial gene picked up by an ancestor.

Summary of genetic events leading to adaptive radiation of diatoms in the N. sing1 lineage. Credit must be given to the creator.

Summary of genetic events leading to adaptive radiation of diatoms in the N. sing1 lineage. Unlike most diatoms, which perform photosynthesis to generate carbon compounds, some members of the ...