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Richert, Laurent; Golubic, Stjepko; Le Guedes, Roland; Herve, Annie; Payr, Claude. |
Cyanobacterial populations, the primary producers and builders of 'kopara' microbial mats were studied in four selected ponds along the rim of the Rangiroa Atoll, French Polynesia using a polyphasic approach. Seven isolates were maintained in uni-cyanobacterial cultures, characterized morphotypically and phylogenetically by evaluating sequences of the 16S rRNA gene of about 620 base pairs in length. Cyanobacteria in natural populations were analyzed microscopically, characterized morphotypically, and compared with cultured strains. Three of the isolates were identified in the field samples: Lyngbya aestuarii, Johannesbaptistia pellucida and Chroococcus submarinus were present in the mats only as minor components, whereas the species of Schizothrix that... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: 16S rRNA; Polyphasic approach; Phylogeny; Microbial mats; Microbial ecology; Kopara; Diversity; Cyanobacteria; Culture. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-2050.PDF |
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