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| Author(s): |
Piccin-Santos, Viviane
[1, 2, 3]
;
Brandao, Marcelo Mendes
[4]
;
Bittencourt-Oliveira, Maria Do Carmo
[1]
Total Authors: 3
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Biol Sci, Luiz de Queiroz Coll Agr, BR-13418900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Sao Paulo State Univ, Inst Biol Sci, BR-13506900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Res Ctr Chem Biol & Agr CPQBA UNICAMP, Microbial Resources Div, BR-13081970 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Genet, Luiz de Queiroz Coll Agr, BR-13418900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY; v. 50, n. 4, p. 736-743, AUG 2014. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 3 |
| Abstract | |
Selection of genes that have not been horizontally transferred for prokaryote phylogenetic inferences is regarded as a challenging task. The markers internal transcribed spacer of ribosomal genes (16S-23S ITS) and phycocyanin intergenic spacer (PC-IGS), based on the operons of ribosomal and phycocyanin genes respectively, are among the most used markers in cyanobacteria. The region of the ribosomal genes has been considered stable, whereas the phycocyanin operon may have undergone horizontal transfer. To investigate the occurrence of horizontal transfer of PC-IGS, phylogenetic trees of Geitlerinema and Microcystis strains were generated using PC-IGS and 16S-23S ITS and compared. Phylogenetic trees based on the two markers were mostly congruent for Geitlerinema and Microcystis, indicating a common evolutionary history among ribosomal and phycocyanin genes with no evidence for horizontal transfer of PC-IGS. Thus, PC-IGS is a suitable marker, along with 16S-23S ITS for phylogenetic studies of cyanobacteria. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/00417-3 - System biology techniques applied to the agriculture: transcriptomes and interactomes analyses |
| Grantee: | Marcelo Mendes Brandao |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants |