Front. Microbiol.Frontiers in MicrobiologyFront. Microbiol.1664-302XFrontiers Media S.A.10.3389/fmicb.2024.1486795MicrobiologyCorrectionCorrigendum: A mechanistic model of macromolecular allocation, elemental stoichiometry, and growth rate in phytoplanktonInomuraKeisuke1*OmtaAnne Willem2TalmyDavid3BraggJason4DeutschCurtis1FollowsMichael J.21School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States2Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States3Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, United States4National Herbarium of New South Wales, The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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A Corrigendum on A mechanistic model of macromolecular allocation, elemental stoichiometry, and growth rate in phytoplankton by Inomura, K., Omta, A. W., Talmy, D., Bragg, J., Deutsch, C., and Follows, M. J. (2020). Front. Microbiol. 11:86. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00086phytoplanktonelemental stoichiometrygrowth ratemacromoleculephotosynthesisproteinRNAnutrient storagesection-at-acceptanceAquatic Microbiology
In the published article, there were mistakes in the values in Table 1, particularly in the elemental ratio values for protein, RNA and DNA as published. Here, we provide a revised table with the corrected values (Table 1). After the value correction, we reoptimized the parameters (Supplementary Table 5), which produce nearly identical results with the original version (examples in Figure C1).
Example comparison between the versions with original parameters and revised parameters. The results and data are N:C under N limitation. Plots are model-data comparisons, where lines and stack plots are model outputs and points are data (Healey et al., 1985). The model outputs in (A, C) are based on the original parameters and (B, D) are based on the revised parameters. As shown, the original and revised versions produce nearly identical output. See Figure 5 capion in the original publication for details.
Elemental stoichiometry of some macromolecules.
Molecule
C:N:P
Explanation
Chlorophyll
55:4:0
Chlorophyll A
Protein
3.82:1:0
Average value based on (Brown, 1991)
RNA
9.5:3.78:1
Based on CG = 0.563: Synechococcus spp.*
DNA
9.72:3.78:1
Based on CG = 0.563: Synechococcus spp.*
P lipid
40:0:1
Phosphatidylglycerol with C16 fatty acids
C store
1:0:0
Carbohydrate and non-phospholipid
N store
2:1:0
Cyanophycin
P store
0:0:1
Polyphosphate
GC% [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/13522 (accessed December 13, 2018)].
The authors apologize for this error and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated with revised Table 1 and Supplementary Table 5.
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