Metagenome Sequencing to Explore Phylogenomics of Terrestrial Cyanobacteria
Ryan D. Ward, Jason Stajich, Jeffrey R. Johansen, Marcel Huntemann, Alicia Clum, Brian Foster, Bryce Foster, Simon Roux, Krishna Palaniappan, Neha Varghese, Supratim Mukherjee, T. B. K. Reddy, Chris Daum, Alex Copeland, I.-M. A. Chen, Natalia Ivanova, Nikos C. Kyrpides, Nicole Shapiro, Emiley A. Eloe‐Fadrosh, Nicole Pietrasiak
Abstract
Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous microorganisms with crucial ecosystem functions, yet most knowledge of their biology relates to aquatic taxa. We have constructed metagenomes for 50 taxonomically well-characterized terrestrial cyanobacterial cultures. These data will support phylogenomic studies of evolutionary relationships and gene content among these unique algae and their aquatic relatives.
Topics & Concepts
PhylogenomicsCyanobacteriaMetagenomicsBiologyEcologyAquatic ecosystemTaxonAlgaeEcosystemTerrestrial plantTerrestrial ecosystemBiodiversityPhylogeneticsEvolutionary biologyCladeGeneBacteriaPaleontologyBiochemistryMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyAlgal biology and biofuel productionDiatoms and Algae Research