Insights Into the Evolution of Picocyanobacteria and Phycoerythrin Genes (mpeBA and cpeBA)

• Published in: Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 10; p. 45
• Main Authors: Sánchez-Baracaldo, Patricia, Bianchini, Giorgio, Di Cesare, Andrea, Callieri, Cristiana, Chrismas, Nathan A. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 2019
• Subjects: comparative genomics; Cyanobium; Microbiology; phycobilisomes; phylogenomics; picocyanobacteria; Synechococcus; phycoerythrin; Synechococcus; Cyanobium; phycobilisomes; picocyanobacteria; comparative genomics; phylogenomics

Marine picocyanobacteria, and , substantially contribute to marine primary production and have been the subject of extensive ecological and genomic studies. Little is known about their close relatives from freshwater and non-marine environments. Phylogenomic analyses (using 136 proteins) provide str...