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Superoxide dismutase shapes manganese stoichiometry in Southern Ocean diatoms
Science · By J. Scott P. McCain, Loay J. Jabre, Elden Rowland, Jinyoung Jung, Youngju Lee, Tae-Wan Kim, Corina P. D. Brussaard, Rob Middag & Erin M. Bertrand ·
The Brief
- A study in Science Advances examines how the enzyme superoxide dismutase shapes manganese stoichiometry in Southern Ocean diatoms.
- The paper appears in Science Advances, Volume 12, Issue 46, November 2026.
Why it matters
It links a specific enzyme to the trace-metal composition of key Southern Ocean phytoplankton, which bears on how marine ecosystems handle essential micronutrients.
Who’s affected
- marine biologists and biogeochemists
- oceanographers studying trace metal cycling
- #diatoms
- #manganese
- #southern ocean
- #superoxide dismutase
- #phytoplankton
Science Advances, Volume 12, Issue 46 , November 2026.
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Superoxide dismutase shapes manganese stoichiometry in Southern Ocean diatoms