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In depth characterization of marine cyanobacteria community: targeting of Prochlorococcus ecotypes

Ivana Bošnjak, Ines Sviličić Petrić, Ivona Cetinić, Sunčica Bosak, Maja Mejdandžić, Zrinka Ljubešić

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Molecular tools are used in order to investigate ubiquitous marine cyanobacteria Prochlorococcus ecotype diversity and distribution patterns and its ecology is extensively studied in different oceanic regions. Still, little is known about Prochlorococcus microdiversity in the oligotrophic Adriatic Sea. In this study, by using ITS (internal transcribed spacer) as a molecular marker, presence of 2 Prochlorococcus populations corresponding to HLI (P. marinus MED4) and LLI ecotype (P. marinus NATL1A), were confirmed, showing high patchiness throughout the water layer.

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Molecular tools are used in order to investigate ubiquitous marine cyanobacteria Prochlorococcus ecotype diversity and distribution patterns and its ecology is extensively studied in different oceanic regions. Still, little is known about Prochlorococcus microdiversity in the oligotrophic Adriatic Sea. In this study, by using ITS (internal transcribed spacer) as a molecular marker, presence of 2 Prochlorococcus populations corresponding to HLI (P. marinus MED4) and LLI ecotype (P. marinus NATL1A), were confirmed, showing high patchiness throughout the water layer.

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Molecular tools are used in order to investigate ubiquitous marine cyanobacteria Prochlorococcus ecotype diversity and distribution patterns and its ecology is extensively studied in different oceanic regions. Still, little is known about Prochlorococcus microdiversity in the oligotrophic Adriatic Sea. In this study, by using ITS (internal transcribed spacer) as a molecular marker, presence of 2 Prochlorococcus populations corresponding to HLI (P. marinus MED4) and LLI ecotype (P. marinus NATL1A), were confirmed, showing high patchiness throughout the water layer.

Key concepts: Prochlorococcus, Ecotype, Cyanobacteria, Synechococcus, Ecology, Biology, Botany, Bacteria

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