Genome size of marine β-cyanobacteria

Range 2.2 – 3.6 Mb
Organism Cyanobacteria
Reference Whitehead L, Long BM, Price GD, Badger MR. Comparing the in vivo function of α-carboxysomes and β-carboxysomes in two model cyanobacteria. Plant Physiol. 2014 May165(1):398-411. doi: 10.1104/pp.114.237941 p.398 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID24642960
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Comments P.398 right column bottom paragraph: "In comparison, β-cyanobacteria occupy a much more diverse range of habitats, including freshwater, estuarine, and hot springs and never reach the same levels of global abundance (Badger et al., 2006). They are characterized by larger cells, larger genomes (2.2–3.6 Mb), and an array of carbon uptake transporters, including those transporters induced under low Ci (inorganic carbon, primary sources). In addition to these broadly defined α-groups and β-groups, there are small numbers of α-cyanobacteria that have been termed transitional strains (Price, 2011, primary source Rae et al., 2011)."
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