title: Evolutionary ecology of the marine Roseobacter clade.
abstract: Members of the Roseobacter clade are equipped with a tremendous diversity of metabolic capabilities, which in part explains their success in so many different marine habitats. Ideas on how this diversity evolved and is maintained are reviewed, focusing on recent evolutionary studies exploring the timing and mechanisms of Roseobacter ecological diversification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Haiwei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA mmoran@uga.edu.
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Moran
mesh_terms: D059001:Aquatic Organisms; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D017753:Ecosystem; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D010802:Phylogeny; D041904:Roseobacter / Q000235:genetics*; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial