@article {Laloui2002,
	title = {Genotyping of axenic and non-axenic isolates of the genus Prochlorococcus and the OMF-{\textquoteright}Synechococcus{\textquoteright} clade by size, sequence analysis or RFLP of the Internal Transcribed Spacer of the ribosomal operon},
	journal = {Microbiology},
	volume = {148},
	number = {2},
	year = {2002},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: 2002,rcc,sbr?hyto},
	pages = {453{\textendash}465},
	abstract = {PCR amplicons of the Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) of the rrn operon of three axenic OMF (oceanic, marine and freshwater) strains of {\textquoteright}Synechococcus{\textquoteright} (wH7803, PCC 7001 and PCC 6307, respectively) differ greatly in length from that of the axenic Prochlorococcus marinus subsp. pastoris PCC 9511(T), although these four cyanobacteria cluster relatively closely in phylogenetic trees inferred from 165 rRNA gene sequences. The ITSs of three strains (PCC 9511(T), PCC 6307 and PCC 7001) were sequenced and compared with those available for strains Prochlorococcus MED4 (CCMP 1378) and MIT9313 from genome sequencing projects. In spite of large differences in length, sequence and mean DNA base composition, conserved domains important for transcriptional antitermination and folding of the rRNA transcripts were identified in all ITSs. A new group-specific primer permitted ITS amplification even with non-axenic isolates of Prochlorococcus and one OMF-{\textquoteright}Synechococcus{\textquoteright} strain. Prochlorococcus isolates of the high-light-adapted clade (HL) differed from representatives of the low-light-adapted Glade (LL) by the length of their ITS. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of the ITS amplicons revealed three subclusters among the HL strains. Size, sequence data and RFLP of the ITS amplicons will therefore be valuable markers for the identification of different Prochlorococcus genotypes and for their discrimination from other cyanobacterial relatives with which they often co-exist in oceanic ecosystems.},
	keywords = {2002, Blue Green Alga, Chlorophyll B, community structure, cyanobacteria, Escherichia Coli, Marine Prokaryote, Multiple Evolutionary Origins, North Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, rcc, Rna Operon, SBR$_\textrmP$hyto, sbr?hyto},
	doi = {10.1099/00221287-148-2-453},
	author = {Laloui, W and Palinska, K A and Rippka, R and Partensky, F and de Marsac, N T and Herdman, M and Iteman, I}
}
@article {Rocap2002,
	title = {Resolution of Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus ecotypes by using 16S-23S ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer sequences},
	journal = {Applied and Environmental Microbiology},
	volume = {68},
	number = {3},
	year = {2002},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: RCC,rcc},
	pages = {1180{\textendash}1191},
	abstract = {Cultured isolates of the marine cyanobacteria Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus vary widely in their pigment compositions and growth responses to light and nutrients, yet show greater than 96\% identity in their 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequences. In order to better define the genetic variation that accompanies their physiological diversity, sequences for the 16S-23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region were determined in 32 Prochlorococcus isolates and 25 Synechococcus isolates from around the globe. Each strain examined yielded one ITS sequence that contained two tRNA genes. Dramatic variations in the length and G+C content of the spacer were observed among the strains, particularly among Prochlorococcus strains. Secondary-structure models of the ITS were predicted in order to facilitate alignment of the sequences for phylogenetic analyses. The previously observed division of Prochlorococcus into two ecotypes (called high and low-B/A after their differences in chlorophyll content) were supported, as was the subdivision of the high-B/A ecotype into four genetically distinct clades. ITS-based phylogenies partitioned marine cluster A Synechococcus into six clades, three of which can be associated with a particular phenotype (motility, chromatic adaptation, and lack of phycourobilin). The pattern of sequence divergence within and between clades is suggestive of a mode of evolution driven by adaptive sweeps and implies that each clade represents an ecologically distinct population. Furthermore, many of the clades consist of strains isolated from disparate regions of the world{\textquoteright}s oceans, implying that they are geographically widely distributed. These results provide further evidence that natural populations of Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus consist of multiple coexisting ecotypes, genetically closely related but physiologically distinct, which may vary in relative abundance with changing environmental conditions.},
	keywords = {Divinyl Chlorophyll a, genetic diversity, Marine Cyanobacterium Synechococcus, Multiple Evolutionary Origins, North Atlantic, Nucleotide Sequence, rcc, Region, Rna Operon, sargasso sea, Water Column},
	doi = {10.1128/AEM.68.3.1180-1191.2002},
	author = {Rocap, G and Distel, D L and Waterbury, J B and Chisholm, S W}
}
@article {Scanlan1996,
	title = {High degree of genetic variation in Prochlorococcus (Prochlorophyta) revealed by RFLP analysis},
	journal = {European Journal of Phycology},
	volume = {31},
	number = {1},
	year = {1996},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: RCC,rcc},
	pages = {1{\textendash}9},
	keywords = {DIVINYL CHLOROPHYLL-A, FAMILY, Marine Synechococcus, Mediterranean Sea, Multiple Evolutionary Origins, north-atlantic, NUCLEOTIDE-SEQUENCE, picoplankton, Prokaryote, rcc, RCC SBR$_\textrmP$hyto, UNICELLULAR CYANOBACTERIUM},
	doi = {10.1080/09670269600651131},
	author = {Scanlan, D J and Hess, W R and Partensky, F and Newman, J and Vaulot, D}
}
