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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Pan genome of the phytoplankton Emiliania underpins its global distribution
Nature, Volume 499, No. 7457, Year 2013
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Coccolithophores have influenced the global climate for over 200 million years. These marine phytoplankton can account for 20 per cent of total carbon fixation in some systems. They form blooms that can occupy hundreds of thousands of square kilometres and are distinguished by their elegantly sculpted calcium carbonate exoskeletons (coccoliths), rendering them visible from space. Although coccolithophores export carbon in the form of organic matter and calcite to the sea floor, they also release CO 2 in the calcification process. Hence, they have a complex influence on the carbon cycle, driving either CO 2 production or uptake, sequestration and export to the deep ocean. Here we report the first haptophyte reference genome, from the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi strain CCMP1516, and sequences from 13 additional isolates. Our analyses reveal a pan genome (core genes plus genes distributed variably between strains) probably supported by an atypical complement of repetitive sequence in the genome. Comparisons across strains demonstrate that E. huxleyi, which has long been considered a single species, harbours extensive genome variability reflected in different metabolic repertoires. Genome variability within this species complex seems to underpin its capacity both to thrive in habitats ranging from the equator to the subarctic and to form large-scale episodic blooms under a wide variety of environmental conditions. © 2013 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Klute, Mary J.
Canada, Edmonton
University of Alberta
Kuo, Alan
United States, Berkeley
U.s. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute
Maumus, Florian
France, Versailles
Unité de Recherche Génomique Info
Mayer, Christoph
Germany, Bonn
Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig
Germany, Bochum
Ruhr-universitat Bochum
Salamov, Asaf A.
United States, Berkeley
U.s. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute
Young, Jeremy R.
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Claverie, Jean Michael
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Frickenhaus, Stephan
Germany, Bremerhaven
Alfred-wegener-institut Helmholtz-zentrum Für Polar- Und Meeresforschung
Germany, Bremerhaven
Hochschule Bremerhaven
Herman, Emily K.
Canada, Edmonton
University of Alberta
Lin, Yao Cheng
Belgium, Ghent
Vlaams Instituut Voor Biotechnologie
Napier, Johnathan A.
United Kingdom, Harpenden
Rothamsted Research
Ogata, Hiroyuki
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Schroeder, Declan C.
United Kingdom, Plymouth
Marine Biological Association
de Vargas, Colomban
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
Valentin, Klaus Ulrich
Germany, Bremerhaven
Alfred-wegener-institut Helmholtz-zentrum Für Polar- Und Meeresforschung
Van de Peer, Y.
Belgium, Ghent
Vlaams Instituut Voor Biotechnologie
Dacks, Joel B.
Canada, Edmonton
University of Alberta
Delwiche, Charles F.
United States, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
Dyhrman, Sonya T.
Germany, Bremerhaven
Alfred-wegener-institut Helmholtz-zentrum Für Polar- Und Meeresforschung
United States, Woods Hole
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
United States, New York
Columbia University
Glöckner, Gernot
Germany, Koln
Universität zu Köln
John, Uwe E.
Germany, Bremerhaven
Alfred-wegener-institut Helmholtz-zentrum Für Polar- Und Meeresforschung
Worden, Alexandra Z.
United States, Moss Landing
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Grigoriev, Igor V.
United States, New Brunswick
Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Allen, Andrew E.
United States, Atlanta
Georgia Institute of Technology
Borodovsky, Mark Yu
France, Roscoff
Laboratoire de Biologie Intégrative Des Modèles Marins
Bowler, Chris P.
France, Roscoff
Laboratoire de Biologie Intégrative Des Modèles Marins
Brownlee, Colin
United States, San Marcos
California State University San Marcos
Czech Republic, Ostrava
Ostravská Univerzita V Ostrave
Cock, J. Mark
United States, Boston
Harvard Medical School
Eliáš, Marek
Germany, Jena
Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute
Gladyshev, Vadim N.
United States, Omaha
College of Medicine
Groth, Marco
United States, San Marcos
California State University San Marcos
Guda, Chittibabu
United States, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
Iglesias-Rodríguez, María Débora
United States, Huntsville
Hudsonalpha Institute for Biotechnology
United States, Corvallis
Oregon State University
Jenkins, Jerry W.
United Kingdom, Colchester
University of Essex
Lawson, Tracy
United States, Houston
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Leese, Florian
United Kingdom, Norwich
University of East Anglia
Lindquist, Erika A.
Germany, Potsdam
Universität Potsdam
Lobanov, Alexei V.
Germany, Jena
Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute
Malik, Shehre Banoo
Norway, Bergen
Universitetet I Bergen
MacKinder, Luke C.M.
France, Roscoff
Laboratoire de Biologie Intégrative Des Modèles Marins
Mock, Thomas
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
Mueller-Roeber, Bernd
Germany, Freiburg Im Breisgau
Universität Freiburg
Parker, Micaela Schnitzler
Colombia, Bogota
Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
Probert, Ian
France, Villefranche-sur-mer
Observatoire Océanologique de Villefranche Sur Mer
Quesneville, Hadi
France, Villefranche-sur-mer
Observatoire Océanologique de Villefranche Sur Mer
Rensing, Stefan Andreas
France, Villefranche-sur-mer
Observatoire Océanologique de Villefranche Sur Mer
Germany, Bremerhaven
Alfred-wegener-institut Helmholtz-zentrum Für Polar- Und Meeresforschung
Riaño-Pachón, Diego Mauricio
United States, East Boothbay
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Soanes, Darren M.
United States, Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Van Der Giezen, Mark Van Der
Colombia, Bogota
Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia
Wilson, William H.
United States, Chico
California State University, Chico
Statistics
Citations: 439
Authors: 50
Affiliations: 52
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1038/nature12221
ISSN:
14764687
Research Areas
Environmental
Noncommunicable Diseases