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Singe cell genomes of Prochlorococcus, Synechococcus, and sympatric microbes from diverse marine environments
Authors: Berube PM, Biller SJ, Hackl T, Hogle SL, Satinsky BM, Becker JW, Braakman R, Collins SB, Kelly L, Berta-Thompson J, Coe A, Bergauer K, Bouman HA, Browning TJ, De Corte D, Hassler C, Hulata Y, Jacquot JE, Maas EW, Reinthaler T, Sintes E, Yokokawa T, Lindell D, Stepanauskas R, Chisholm SW, Chisholm SW
Publisher: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
Publication year: 2018
Journal: Scientific Data
Journal name in source: SCIENTIFIC DATA
Journal acronym: SCI DATA
Article number: ARTN 180154
Volume: 5
Number of pages: 11
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2018.154
Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus are the dominant primary producers in marine ecosystems and perform a significant fraction of ocean carbon fixation. These cyanobacteria interact with a diverse microbial community that coexists with them. Comparative genomics of cultivated isolates has helped address questions regarding patterns of evolution and diversity among microbes, but the fraction that can be cultivated is miniscule compared to the diversity in the wild. To further probe the diversity of these groups and extend the utility of reference sequence databases, we report a data set of single cell genomes for 489 Prochlorococcus, 50 Synechococcus, 9 extracellular virus particles, and 190 additional microorganisms from a diverse range of bacterial, archaeal, and viral groups. Many of these uncultivated single cell genomes are derived from samples obtained on GEOTRACES cruises and at well-studied oceanographic stations, each with extensive suites of physical, chemical, and biological measurements. The genomic data reported here greatly increases the number of available Prochlorococcus genomes and will facilitate studies on evolutionary biology, microbial ecology, and biological oceanography.
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