Ecological genomics of marine picocyanobacteria

DJ Scanlan, M Ostrowski, S Mazard… - Microbiology and …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Marine picocyanobacteria of the genera Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus numerically
dominate the picophytoplankton of the world ocean, making a key contribution to global …

Nitrogen cycle of the open ocean: from genes to ecosystems

JP Zehr, RM Kudela - Annual review of marine science, 2011 - annualreviews.org
The marine nitrogen (N) cycle controls the productivity of the oceans. This cycle is driven by
complex biogeochemical transformations, including nitrogen fixation, denitrification, and …

Assessing the complex sponge microbiota: core, variable and species-specific bacterial communities in marine sponges

S Schmitt, P Tsai, J Bell, J Fromont, M Ilan… - The ISME …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Marine sponges are well known for their associations with highly diverse, yet very specific
and often highly similar microbiota. The aim of this study was to identify potential bacterial …

Global phylogeography of marine Synechococcus and Prochlorococcus reveals a distinct partitioning of lineages among oceanic biomes

K Zwirglmaier, L Jardillier, M Ostrowski… - Environmental …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Marine cyanobacteria of the genera Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus are important
contributors to global primary production occupying a key position at the base of marine food …

Co-occurring Synechococcus ecotypes occupy four major oceanic regimes defined by temperature, macronutrients and iron

JA Sohm, NA Ahlgren, ZJ Thomson… - The ISME …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Marine picocyanobacteria, comprised of the genera Synechococcus and Prochlorococcus,
are the most abundant and widespread primary producers in the ocean. More than 20 …

Diversity and evolution of phycobilisomes in marine Synechococcusspp.: a comparative genomics study

C Six, JC Thomas, L Garczarek, M Ostrowski… - Genome biology, 2007 - Springer
Abstract Background Marine Synechococcus owe their specific vivid color (ranging from
blue-green to orange) to their large extrinsic antenna complexes called phycobilisomes …

Unraveling the genomic mosaic of a ubiquitous genus of marine cyanobacteria

A Dufresne, M Ostrowski, DJ Scanlan, L Garczarek… - Genome biology, 2008 - Springer
Abstract Background The picocyanobacterial genus Synechococcus occurs over wide
oceanic expanses, having colonized most available niches in the photic zone. Large scale …

Novel lineages of Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus in the global oceans

S Huang, SW Wilhelm, HR Harvey, K Taylor… - The ISME …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Picocyanobacteria represented by Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus have an important
role in oceanic carbon fixation and nutrient cycling. In this study, we compared the …

Picophytoplankton in freshwater ecosystems: the importance of small-sized phototrophs

C Callieri - Freshwater reviews, 2008 - BioOne
About 40 years have passed since the discovery of picophytoplankton; the present
knowledge of the taxonomy physiology and ecology of these tiny photoautotrophic cells …

[HTML][HTML] Diversity and evolution of marine phytoplankton

N Simon, AL Cras, E Foulon, R Lemée - Comptes rendus biologies, 2009 - Elsevier
Marine phytoplankton organisms account for more than 45% of the photosynthetic net
primary production on Earth. They are distributed across many of the major clades of the tree …