Metagenomes of Red Sea subpopulations challenge the use of morphology and marker genes to assess Trichodesmium diversity
C. Koedooder, E. Landou, F. Zhang, S. Wang, S. Basu, I. Berman-Frank, Y. Shaked, M. Rubin Blum
The paper assesses Trichodesmium diversity in the Red Sea using metagenomes and hetR gene phylotyping, finding that morphology and marker genes may not reliably reflect genetic diversity.
bioRxiv · Feb 13, 2022Microbiology