The AEGEAN-169 clade of bacterioplankton is synonymous with SAR11 subclade V (HIMB59) and metabolically distinct
E. W. Getz, V. C. Lanclos, C. Y. Kojima, C. Cheng, M. W. Henson, M. E. Schon, T. J. Ettema, B. C. Faircloth, J. C. Thrash
This paper demonstrates that SAR11 subclade V is synonymous with the AEGEAN-169 clade and shows they have distinct metabolic capabilities compared to SAR11.
bioRxiv · Feb 22, 2023Microbiology