"Phytoplankton" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Free-floating minute organisms that are photosynthetic. The term is non-taxonomic and refers to a lifestyle (energy utilization and motility), rather than a particular type of organism. Most, but not all, are unicellular algae. Important groups include DIATOMS; DINOFLAGELLATES; CYANOBACTERIA; CHLOROPHYTA; HAPTOPHYTA; CRYPTOMONADS; and silicoflagellates.
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D010839
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B05.080.500.600
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phytoplankton" by people in Profiles.
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Wolf S, Jayawickrama C, Carlson CA, Deutsch C, Davis EW, Daniels BN, Chan F, Giovannoni SJ. Microbial carbon oxidation in seawater below the hypoxic threshold. Sci Rep. 2025 01 22; 15(1):2838.
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Liu X, Bian Z, Hu S, Dickinson CF, Benjamin MM, Jia J, Tian Y, Place A, Hanna GS, Luesch H, Croot P, Reddy MM, Thomas OP, Hardiman G, Puglisi MP, Yang M, Zhong Z, Lemasters JJ, Korte JE, Waters AL, Heltzel CE, Williamson RT, Strangman WK, Valeriote F, Tius MA, DiTullio GR, Ferreira D, Alekseyenko A, Wang S, Hamann MT, Wang X. The Chemistry of Phytoplankton. Chem Rev. 2024 Dec 11; 124(23):13099-13177.
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Mendes CRB, Costa RR, Ferreira A, Jesus B, Tavano VM, Dotto TS, Leal MC, Kerr R, Islab?o CA, Franco AODR, Mata MM, Garcia CAE, Secchi ER. Cryptophytes: An emerging algal group in the rapidly changing Antarctic Peninsula marine environments. Glob Chang Biol. 2023 04; 29(7):1791-1808.
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Ates M, Cimen ICC, Unal I, Kutlu B, Ertit Tastan B, Danabas D, Aksu O, Arslan Z. Assessment of impact of a-Fe2 O3 and ?-Fe2 O3 nanoparticles on phytoplankton species Selenastrum capricornutum and Nannochloropsis oculata. Environ Toxicol. 2020 Mar; 35(3):385-394.
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Cencini M, Franchino M, Santamaria F, Boffetta G. Centripetal focusing of gyrotactic phytoplankton. J Theor Biol. 2016 06 21; 399:62-70.
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Demir V, Ates M, Arslan Z, Camas M, Celik F, Bogatu C, Can SS. Influence of Alpha and Gamma-Iron Oxide Nanoparticles on Marine Microalgae Species. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2015 Dec; 95(6):752-7.
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Tabatabai MA, Eby WM, Bae S, Singh KP. A flexible multivariable model for phytoplankton growth. Math Biosci Eng. 2013 Jun; 10(3):913-23.