Open AccessMetagenomic and Metatranscriptomic Insights into Population Diversity of Microcystis Blooms: Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of mcy Genotypes, Including a Partial Operon That Can Be Abundant and Expressed
Author(s) -
Colleen E. Yancey,
Derek J. Smith,
Paul A. Den Uyl,
Osama G. Mohamed,
Fei Yu,
Steven A. Ruberg,
Justin D. Chaffin,
Kelly D. Goodwin,
Ashootosh Tripathi,
David H. Sherman,
Gregory J. Dick
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.02464-21
Subject(s) - microcystis , biology , cyanobacteria , metagenomics , algal bloom , ecology , population , extreme environment , bloom , genetic diversity , microcystis aeruginosa , genetics , gene , phytoplankton , bacteria , demography , sociology , nutrient
Cyanobacteria are responsible for producing microcystins (MCs), a class of potent and structurally diverse toxins, in freshwater systems around the world. While microcystins have been studied for over 50 years, the diversity of their chemical forms and how this variation is encoded at the genetic level remain poorly understood, especially within natural populations of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs).