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Ecotype diversity in the marine picoeukaryote Ostreococcus (Chlorophyta, Prasinophyceae).
Environmental microbiology - 1 Jun 2005
Rodríguez Francisco, Derelle Evelyne, Guillou Laure, Le Gall Florence, Vaulot Daniel, Moreau Hervé
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The importance of the cyanobacteria Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus in marine ecosystems in terms of abundance and primary production can be partially explained by ecotypic differentiation. Despite the dominance of eukaryotes within photosynthetic picoplankton in many areas a similar differentiation has never been evidenced for these organisms. Here we report distinct genetic [rDNA 18S and internal transcribed...
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