New SAR11 isolate genomes and global marine metagenomes resolve ecologically relevant units within the Pelagibacterales
Kelle C. Freel, Sarah J. Tucker, Evan B. Freel…·Michael S. Rappé
The paper describes 81 new SAR11 isolate genomes and identifies 29 monophyletic ecotypes within the Pelagibacterales, providing a classification system correlated with ecology and evolution.