Heat-Surviving Cyanobacteria Switch to Respiration When Photosynthesis Falters

A new study led by researchers at the Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (IOLR) reveals that cyanobacteria switch to respiration when photosynthesis falters under heat stress. This finding challenges a long-standing assumption about how these organisms survive environmental stress and alters our understanding of microbial resilience. The research has significant implications for climate models and the study of extremophile biology.