title: Single cell genomics of deep ocean bacteria.
abstract: SAR11 is one of the most abundant bacterioplanktons in the upper surface waters of the oceans. In a recent issue of The ISME Journal, Thrash and colleagues present the genomes of four single SAR11 cells isolated from the deep oceans that are enriched in genes for membrane biosynthetic functions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Evolution, Cell and Molecular Biology, Biomedical Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Weizhou
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Evolution, Cell and Molecular Biology, Biomedical Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. Electronic address: Siv.Andersson@icm.uu.se.
authors.forename: Siv G E
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Andersson
mesh_terms: D020561:Alphaproteobacteria / Q000235:genetics*; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S