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THE green alga Chlamydobotrys (Volvocales) respires acetate but is unable to grow aerobically in the dark. In the light it can grow rapidly with acetate as its sole source of carbon1. Yet this alga shows a weak capacity for photosynthesis. The question arises whether the low rate of carbon dioxide reduction is only a residual ability, or whether the photosynthetic process has some significant part to play in the main metabolic pathway of acetate assimilation in Chlamydobotrys.
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WIESSNER, W., GAFFRON, H. Role of Photosynthesis in the Light-induced Assimilation of Acetate by Chlamydobotrys. Nature 201, 725–726 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/201725a0
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