Bibliographic Citation
| Document |  123 K |
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| Title | Fishing for biodiversity: Novel methanopterin-linked C1 transfergenes deduced from the Sargasso Sea metagenome |
| Creator/Author | Kalyuzhnaya, Marina G. ; Nercessian, Olivier ; Lapidus, Alla ; Chistoserdova, Ludmila |
| Publication Date | 2004 Jul 01 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 886987 |
| Report Number(s) | LBNL--56605 |
| DOE Contract Number | DE-AC02-05CH11231 |
| Other Number(s) | Journal ID: ISSN 1462-2912; R&D Project: 626882; Other: BnR: KP1103010; TRN: US200617%%424 |
| Resource Type | Journal Article |
| Resource Relation | Journal: Environmental Microbiology; Journal Volume: 7; Journal Issue: 12; Related Information: Journal Publication Date: 12/2005 |
| Research Org | Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley NationalLaboratory, Berkeley, CA (US) |
| Sponsoring Org | USDOE Director. Office of Science. Office of Biological andEnvironmental Research; National Science Foundation. MicrobialObservatories Program |
| Subject | 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; DISTRIBUTION; GENES; SARGASSO SEA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TREES |
| Related Subject | Sargasso Sea metagenome tetrahydromethanopterin formaldehydeoxidation |
| Description/Abstract | The recently generated database of microbial genes from anoligotrophic environment populated by a calculated 1,800 of major phylotypes (the Sargasso Sea metagenome) presents a great source for expanding local databases of genes indicative of a specific function. In this paper we analyze the Sargasso Sea metagenome in terms of the presence of methanopterin-linked C1 transfer genes that are signature for methylotrophy. We conclude that more than 10 phylotypes possessing genes of interest are present in this environment, and a few of these are relatively abundant species. The sequences representative of the major phylotypes do not appear to belong to any known microbial group capable of methanopterin-linked C1 transfer. Instead, they separate from all known sequences on phylogenetic trees, pointing towards their affiliation with a novel microbial phylum. These data imply a broader distribution of methanopterin-linked functions in the microbial world than previously known. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| System Entry Date | 2006 Oct 10 |
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