Open AccessPhylogenetic characterization of the blue filamentous bacterial community from an Icelandic geothermal spring
Author(s) -
Takacs Cristina Danielle,
Ehringer Marissa,
Favre Renée,
Cermola Michaele,
Eggertsson Gudmundur,
Palsdottir Astridur,
Reysenbach AnnaLouise
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
fems microbiology ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.377
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1574-6941
pISSN - 0168-6496
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2001.tb00795.x
Subject(s) - biology , phylogenetic tree , spring (device) , geothermal gradient , hot spring , icelandic , phylogenetics , evolutionary biology , ecology , genetics , paleontology , gene , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , engineering
Molecular phylogenetic analysis of a blue filamentous community from an alkaline thermal spring (79–83°C) in Iceland revealed that the blue filaments were affiliated with the Aquificales . The dominant sequence type, pIce1, was most closely related to a sequence (SRI‐48) found in a white filamentous community from a separate Icelandic thermal spring and the pink filaments (EM17) from Yellowstone National Park. Fluorescent in situ hybridization with clone‐specific oligonucleotide probes showed that the sample analyzed was essentially a monoculture of a single phylotype.