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CAREER: Determining microbial metabolisms that transform primary production and mediate bi — NSF Award to University of California

Microbes are master manipulators of metabolites in the sea, promoting nutrient recycling through mineralization of organic matter, and transformation of organic matter via enzymatic activity. Reef-associated microbes play key roles in nitrogen fixation, nitrification, transformation of dimethylsulfoniopropionate into a

Award titleCAREER: Determining microbial metabolisms that transform primary production and mediate bi
Award ID2340930
AwardeeUniversity of California-San Diego Scripps Inst of Oceanogra
CityLA JOLLA
StateCA
Amount obligated$779,986
Principal investigatorLinda Wegley Kelly
ProgramEDUCATION/HUMAN RESOURCES,OCE, BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
Start date08/01/2024
AbstractMicrobes are master manipulators of metabolites in the sea, promoting nutrient recycling through mineralization of organic matter, and transformation of organic matter via enzymatic activity. Reef-associated microbes play key roles in nitrogen fixation, nitrification, transformation of dimethylsulfoniopropionate into amino and nucleic acids, iron scavenging, and synthesis of B vitamins, contributing widely to the exchange of mineral nutrients and cofactors essential for reef fauna. Prior researc
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