title: Diverse and unique picocyanobacteria in Chesapeake Bay, revealed by 16S-23S rRNA internal transcribed spacer sequences.
abstract: rRNA internal transcribed spacer phylogeny showed that Chesapeake Bay is populated with diverse Synechococcus strains, including members of the poorly studied marine cluster B. Marine cluster B prevailed in the upper bay, while marine cluster A was common in the lower bay. Interestingly, marine cluster B Synechococcus included phycocyanin- and phycoerythrin-rich strains.
authors.affiliation: Center of Marine Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, 701 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21202, USA. chenf@umbi.umd.edu
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Kui
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jinjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kan
authors.forename: Marcelino T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: K Eric
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Wommack
mesh_terms: D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000032:analysis*; D008396:Maryland; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010839:Phytoplankton / Q000382:microbiology; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S / Q000235:genetics*; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D046940:Synechococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012338:RNA, Ribosomal, 23S