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Non-diazotrophic cyanobacteria respond to nitrogen starvation by growth arrest and pigment degradation (chlorosis), resulting in dormant cells that are able to survive starvation periods for extended periods of time. Resuscitation from chlorosis by nutrient availability is a developmental process that is supported by a highly organized, genetically determined program.
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Karl Forchhammer 1979–1986 Chemie- und Biologiestudium an der LMU München. 1992–1993 Postdoc-Aufenthalt am Institut Pasteur, Paris, Frankreich. 1996 Habilitation an der LMU München. 1999 Professur an der Universität Gießen. Seit 2007 Leitung des Lehrstuhls für Mikrobiologie/Organismische Interaktionen an der Universität Tübingen.
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Forchhammer, K. Erwachen aus der Chlorose: Wie scheintote Cyanobakterien ergrünen. Biospektrum 25, 132–135 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12268-019-1019-9
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