16S rRNA phylogeny of sponge-associated cyanobacteria.

ABSTRACT: Phylogenetic analyses of 16S rRNA sequences of sponge-associated cyanobacteria showed them to be polyphyletic, implying that they derived from multiple independent symbiotic events. Most of the symbiont sequences were affiliated to a group of Synechococcus and Prochlorococcus species. However, other symbionts were related to different groups, such as the Oscillatoriales.

SUBMITTER: Steindler L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1168989 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature