Ecological Genomics of Marine Picocyanobacteria
University of Warwick · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · +9 more institutions
Abstract
Marine picocyanobacteria of the genera Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus numerically dominate the picophytoplankton of the world ocean, making a key contribution to global primary production. Prochlorococcus was isolated around 20 years ago and is probably the most abundant photosynthetic organism on Earth. The genus comprises specific ecotypes which are phylogenetically distinct and differ markedly in their photophysiology, allowing growth over a broad range of light and nutrient conditions within the 45 degrees N to 40 degrees S latitudinal belt that they occupy. Synechococcus and Prochlorococcus are closely related, together forming a discrete picophytoplankton clade, but are distinguishable by their…
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Authors
10- DJDavid J. ScanlanCorresponding
University of Warwick
- MOMartin Ostrowski
University of Warwick
- SMSophie Mazard
University of Warwick
- ADAlexis Dufresne
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Sorbonne Université, Ecosystèmes, Biodiversité, Evolution, Adaptation et Diversité en Milieu Marin
- LGLaurence Garczarek
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Sorbonne Université, Adaptation et Diversité en Milieu Marin
Topics & keywords
- Biology
- Genomics
- Ecology
- Marine biology
- Computational biology
- Evolutionary biology
- Genome
- Gene
- Life below water