A new study recently published in The ISME journal has revealed that diazotrophs, a group of marine cyanobacteria that are able to convert nitrogen gas (N2) from the atmosphere into nutrients for primary producers in the ocean, contribute directly to the carbon export and sequestration on the seafloor.
Click here for original story, Diazotrophs are overlooked contributors to carbon and nitrogen export to the deep ocean
Source: Phys.org