Phylogeny and taxonomy of Synechococcus-like cyanobacteria

J 2020

Phylogeny and taxonomy of Synechococcus-like cyanobacteria

KOMAREK, Jiri, Jeffrey R. JOHANSEN, Jan ŠMARDA and Otakar STRUNECKY

Basic information

Original name

Phylogeny and taxonomy of Synechococcus-like cyanobacteria

Authors

KOMAREK, Jiri (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Jeffrey R. JOHANSEN, Jan ŠMARDA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Otakar STRUNECKY (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Fottea, PRAHA, Czech Phycological Society, 2020, 1802-5439

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10611 Plant sciences, botany

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.242

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/20:00118179

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.5507/fot.2020.006

UT WoS

000581128100009

Keywords in English

cyanobacteria; picoplankton; phylogeny; Synechococcus-like genera; taxonomy

Abstract

V originále

Unicellular cyanobacteria constitute a substantial, ecologically important part of freshwater and marine microflora. Solitary, elongated cyanobacterial cells without apparent slime envelopes and dividing in a single plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis were traditionally classified into the genus Synechococcus. The type species originates from a freshwater benthic habitat while a number of other Synechococcus-like species were described from diverse environments. Morphologically similar, unicellular populations of "Synechococcus" belong to the most abundant oxygen evolving prokaryotes inhabiting freshwater and oceanic picoplanktic communities. Other species from extreme thermal habitats were described from temperatures over 70 degrees C. Recent molecular analyses, particularly the 16S rRNA gene and other multi-locus gene based phylogenies of Synechococcus-like species reveal the polyphyly and phylogenetic diversity of such simple cyanobacteria emphasizing the necessity of their accurate polyphasic taxonomic re-classification. To better understand the phylogeny of different Synechococcus-like species, we constructed a genome-derived phylogenetic tree using 133 cyanobacterial and eubacterial genomes as well as a 16S rRNA gene phylogenetic tree. Both trees indicate existence of deep splits between individual Synechococcus lineages corresponding with indistinct ecological and cytomorphological differences. The generic units derived from the traditional concept of the genus Synechococcus based on the combined traits and markers must be defined and validly described. The comparative taxonomic classification of phylogenetic clusters corresponding to various morphotypes and genotypes similar to the genus Synechococcus (Cyanobium, Parasynechococcus, Picosynechococcus, Prochlorococcus, Thermosynechococcus, Thermostichus) are discussed in the article.

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Citovat

KOMAREK, Jiri, Jeffrey R. JOHANSEN, Jan ŠMARDA and Otakar STRUNECKY. Phylogeny and taxonomy of Synechococcus-like cyanobacteria. Fottea. PRAHA: Czech Phycological Society, 2020, vol. 20, No 2, p. 171-191. ISSN 1802-5439. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5507/fot.2020.006.

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KOMAREK, Jiri, Jeffrey R. JOHANSEN, Jan ŠMARDA and Otakar STRUNECKY. Phylogeny and taxonomy of Synechococcus-like cyanobacteria. \textit{Fottea}. PRAHA: Czech Phycological Society, 2020, vol.~20, No~2, p.~171-191. ISSN~1802-5439. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5507/fot.2020.006.

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