Genomes
Prochlorococcus
Prochlorococcus is a marine cyanobacterium that numerically dominates the mid-latitude oceans, and is the smallest known oxygenic phototroph. All isolates described thus far can be assigned to either a tightly clustered high-light (HL) adapted clade, or a more divergent low-light (LL) adapted group. We have obtained sequences of twelve genomes (links below), ranging in size from 1.6 to 2.6 Mbp, representing diverse lineages, both LL- and HL-adapted, spanning the complete rRNA diversity (97 to 99.93% similarity) of cultured representatives of this group. Our analyses of these data informs our understanding of how adaptation occurs in the oceans along gradients of light, nutrients, and other environmental factors, providing essential biological context for interpreting rapidly expanding metagenomic datasets.
| Phylogenetic tree constructed using the rpoB gene. | Depth profile of water column characteristics. |
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List of all the Prochlorococcus strains that have been sequenced to date by various sequencing centers.
| Strain ID | Ecotype | Sequencing Center | Seq. Status | Publication | GenBank | MicrobesOnline |
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| MED4 (CCMP1986) | HL | JGI | Completed | abstract | link | link |
| AS9601 | HL | Moore Foundation, TVI | Completed | ** | link | link |
| MIT9301 | HL | Moore Foundation, TVI | Completed | ** | link | link |
| MIT9312 | HL | JGI | Completed | abstract | link | link |
| MIT9515 | HL | Moore Foundation, TVI | Completed | ** | link | link |
| SS120 (CCMP1375) | LL | GeneScope/France | Completed | abstract | link | link |
| MIT9211 | LL | Moore Foundation, TVI | One gap | ** | link | link |
| MIT9303 | LL | Moore Foundation, TVI | Completed | ** | link | link |
| MIT9313 | LL | JGI | Completed | abstract | link | link |
| NATL2A | LL | JGI | Completed | ** | link | link |
| NATL1A | LL | Moore Foundation, TVI | Completed | ** | link | link |
| MIT9215 | HL | JGI/454 | Completed | ** | link | link |
** GC. Kettler, AC Martiny, K Huang, J Zucker, ML. Coleman, S Rodrigue, F Chen, A Lapidus, S Ferriera, J Johnson, C Steglich, G M. Church, P Richardson, SW Chisholm (2007). Patterns and Implications of Gene Gain and Loss in the Evolution of Prochlorococcus PLoS Genetics 3, No. 12, e231 doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.0030231
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Supplementary materials
Updated on: January 14, 2008
Cyanophage
List of all the cyanophages that have been sequenced to date.
| Strain ID | Sequencing Center | Seq. Status | Publication | GenBank |
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| P-SSM4 | DOE JGI | Completed | abstract | link |
| P-SSM2 | DOE JGI | Completed | abstract | link |
| P-SSP7 | DOE JGI | Completed | abstract | link |
Updated on: May 14, 2009