Phylogenetic diversity of sequences of cyanophage photosynthetic gene psbA in marine and freshwaters

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 5317-5324

  Chenard C ^a   Suttle, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOPHAGE; PROCHLOROCOCCUS;

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

FRESH WATER; SEA WATER;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CYANOBACTERIUM; EVOLUTION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; VIRUS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CYANOPHAGE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOSYNTHETIC GENE; PHYLOGENY; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; PSBA GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SYNECHOCOCCUS; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

DNA, VIRAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FRESH WATER; GENES, VIRAL; MYOVIRIDAE; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PHYLOGENY; PODOVIRIDAE; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SEAWATER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; VARIATION (GENETICS); WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

CYANOBACTERIA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 50949084124     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02480-07     Document Type: Article

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