Marine phytoplankton produce ~109 tons of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) per year, an estimated 10% of which is catabolized by bacteria through the DMSP cleavage pathway to the climatically active gas dimethyl sulfide (DMS). SAR11 Alphaproteobacteria (order Pelagibacterales), the most abundant c...
ORGANISM(S): Pelagibacter ubique
