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High vertical and low horizontal diversity of Prochlorococcus ecotypes in the Mediterranean Sea in summer.
FEMS microbiology ecology - 1 May 2007
Garczarek Laurence, Dufresne Alexis, Rousvoal Sylvie, West Nyree J, Mazard Sophie, Marie Dominique, Claustre Hervé, Raimbault Patrick, Post Anton F, Scanlan David J, Partensky Frédéric
Abstract excerpt
Natural populations of the marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus exist as two main ecotypes, inhabiting different layers of the ocean's photic zone. These so-called high light- (HL-) and low light (LL-) adapted ecotypes are both physiologically and genetically distinct. HL strains can be separated into two major clades (HLI and HLII), whereas LL strains are more diverse. Here, we used several molecular techniques...
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