Sentences with phrase «heterotrophic cells»

Biodiversity studies of marine microbial eukaryotes have revealed a large diversity of taxonomic lineages, especially within the smaller size classes of heterotrophic cells.

Not exact matches

The best explanation, says Hayes, is that these hydrocarbons were formed by «heterotrophic» bacteria, which fed by rotting down the organic material from dead photosynthetic cells.

In a cell chamber about one - fifth the size of a teaspoon — 90 microliters — researchers placed a mixed culture of phototrophic and heterotrophic bacteria.

However, much of this work is still in its nascent stages,» said Binghamton University Electrical and Computer Science Assistant Professor Seokheun Choi, who is one of the co-authors of «Self - sustaining, solar - driven bioelectricity generation in micro-sized microbial fuel cell using co-culture of heterotrophic and photosynthetic bacteria,» along with PhD candidate Lin Liu.

While the cell was exposed to sunlight, an initial dose of «food» was added to the chamber to stimulate growth of the heterotrophic bacteria.

The objective of this ESR is first to obtain an overview of the biodiversity of heterotrophic microeukaryotes using the phylogenetic affiliation of single cells from marine assemblages.

The aerobic bacterium thrived within the cell cytoplasm that provided abundant molecular food for its heterotrophic existence.

The theory holds that the eukaryote mitochodrion evolved from a small, autotrophic bacterium that was engulfed by a larger primitive, heterotrophic, eukaryotic cell.

If so, the closest living relatives are the choanoflagellates, which are heterotrophic, single - called eukaryotes having the same structure as some sponge cells.

Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to: biological, thermochemical, or thermocatalytic routes for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to advanced biofuels beyond cellulosic ethanol; microbial fuel cells for direct production of electricity from renewable carbon sources; hydrogen production from autotrophic or heterotrophic microorganisms; hydrocarbons and lipids from phototrophic or heterotrophic microorganisms.