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. 2015 Oct 13;5:14894. doi: 10.1038/srep14894

Figure 7. Alkanes impact the adaptability of cyanobacteria to environmental conditions.

Figure 7

The lack of alkanes constrains the thylakoid electron transport chain to a higher recycle rate of electrons from PSI to the plastoquinone pool. This inflexibility in reductant partitioning leads to a narrower range of environmental conditions (in particular temperature) in which the strain can grow optimally.