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Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is an important source of carbon and energy for microbes, but whether it can be used by phytoplankton has not been systematically studied, and the underlying molecular metabolism remains poorly understood. Here, we investigated the ability of phytoplankton to utilize glycerol as a representative of DOC. The widespread presence and expression of glycerol transporter genes...