Functional profiling of cyanobacterial genomes and its role in ecological adaptations.

ABSTRACT: With the availability of complete genome sequences of many cyanobacterial species, it is becoming feasible to study the broad prospective of the environmental adaptation and the overall changes at transcriptional and translational level in these organisms. In the evolutionary phase, niche-specific competitive forces have resulted in specific features of the cyanobacterial genomes. In this study, functional composition of the 84 different cyanobacterial genomes and their adaptations to different environments was examined by identifying the genomic composition for specific cellular processes, which reflect their genomic functional profile and ecological adaptation. It was identified that among cyanobacterial genomes, metabolic genes have major share over other categories and differentiation

SUBMITTER: Prabha R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4932875 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature