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Combined mutation rate estimation and reverse ecology sheds light on the forces shaping population size of Prochlorococcus, a major bacterial carbon sink.

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Fig. 1: Structured Prochlorococcus habitats may impact effective population size via bottlenecks and recurrent selection.

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Wielgoss, S. When maths meets phytoplankton ecology. Nat Ecol Evol 6, 138–139 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-021-01641-7

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