How many ecological niches are defined by the superabundant marine microbe Prochlorococcus?
M. Miyagi, M. Morrison, M. Kirkpatrick
The paper introduces a tree-free likelihood method to identify ecotypes in Prochlorococcus and finds 24 ecotypes in 96 genomes, more than the commonly recognized five.
bioRxiv · Nov 29, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology