Global Phylogeography of Marine <i>Synechococcus</i> in Coastal Areas Reveals Strong Community Shifts
Hugo Doré, Jade Leconte, Ulysse Guyet, Solène Breton, Gregory K. Farrant, David Demory, Morgane Ratin, Mark Hoebeke, Erwan Corre, Frances D. Pitt, Martin Ostrowski, David J. Scanlan, Frédéric Partensky, Christophe Six, Laurence Garczarek
Abstract
Synechococcus is the second most abundant phytoplanktonic organism on Earth, and its wide genetic diversity allowed it to colonize all the oceans except for polar waters, with different clades colonizing distinct oceanic niches. In recent years, the use of global metagenomics data sets has greatly improved our knowledge of “who is where” by describing the distribution of Synechococcus clades or ecotypes in the open ocean.
Topics & Concepts
SynechococcusEcotypeNicheEcological nichePhylogeographyEcologyBiologyMetagenomicsCladeGeographyOceanographyCyanobacteriaHabitatPhylogeneticsGeologyGenePaleontologyBacteriaBiochemistryMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesProtist diversity and phylogeny