Coming out of the cold: Vanadium is an important player in N‐fixation in warm tropical environments
concentrations on heterocyst investment. V-Nase genes were also detected in tropical lichen specimens, suggesting that tropical species might have both Mo- and V-Nases. Our study suggests that V-Nase is prevalent beyond cold environments, by reporting its presence in the warm tropics and demonstrating a significant response of N-fixing cells to V addition. We emphasize the importance of further research on N-fixation in the tropics, particularly on the role of different Nase isoforms.
Authors
- Daniel E. Stanton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6713-9328)
- Manuela Dal Forno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1838-1676)
- Flávia de Freitas Coelho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9338-8128)
- Ana Fávaro
- Lara Cecília Oliveira Lourenço
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Botanical Research Institute of Texas (US)
- Universidade Federal de Lavras (BR)
- Twin Cities Public Television (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ecology
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.70367
- Primary Topic
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior