title: Genotypic, size and morphological diversity of virioplankton in a deep oligomesotrophic freshwater lake (Lac Pavin, France).
abstract: We examined changes in morphological and genomic diversities of viruses by means of transmission electronic microscopy and pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) over a nine-month period (April-December 2005) at four different depths in the oligomesotrophic Lac Pavin. We found that the majority of viruses in this lake belonged to the family of Siphoviridae or were untailed, with capsid sizes ranging from 30 to 60nm, and exhibited genome sizes ranging from 15 to 45kb. On average, 12 different genotypes dominated each of the PFGE fingerprints. The highest genomic viral richness was recorded in summer (mean=14 bands per PFGE fingerprint) and in the epilimnion (mean=13 bands per PFGE fingerprint). Among the physico-chemical and biological variables considered, the availability of the hosts appeared to be the main factor regulating the variations in the viral diversity.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory Microorganisms: Genome and Environment, Clermont University Blaise Pascal, UMR CNRS 6023, 24 avenue des Landais, BP 80026, F-63171 Aubière, France. Electronic address: jonathan.colombet@univ-bpclermont.fr.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Colombet
authors.affiliation: CIRAD, UMR Eco&Sols, 2 place Viala, 34060 Montpellier Cedex 1, France.
authors.forename: Agnès
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robin
authors.affiliation: Laboratory Microorganisms: Genome and Environment, Clermont University Blaise Pascal, UMR CNRS 6023, 24 avenue des Landais, BP 80026, F-63171 Aubière, France.
authors.forename: Télesphore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sime-Ngando
mesh_terms: D017753:Ecosystem; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005602:France; D060106:Lakes / Q000821:virology*; D010933:Plankton / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D014780:Viruses; D014871:Water Microbiology
keywords: Dynamic; Genomic diversity; Lac Pavin; Morphological diversity; Virus