Tiny bacteria that are mighty carbon fixers (IMAGE)

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Tiny bacteria that are mighty carbon fixers

Caption

A close-up look at Kitasatospora setae, a bacterium isolated from soil in Japan. These bacteria fix carbon – turn carbon dioxide from their environment into biomolecules they need to survive – thanks to enzymes called ECRs. Researchers are looking for ways to harness and improve ECRs for artificial photosynthesis to produce fuels, antibiotics and other products

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Y. Takahashi & Y. Iwai, atlas.actino.jp

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