Periodic Reporting for period 2 - UCYN2PLAST (Exploring the mechanisms underlying the evolution of plastids through the study of an unusual nitrogen-fixing symbiosis)

The proposed research in the UCYN2PLAST project was conceived to understand the evolution of intracellular plastids and niche adaptation processes of unicellular eukaryotes in nitrogen-limited environments such as the open ocean.Primary cyanobacterial-like plastids have...