Meta-16S rRNA Gene Phylogenetic Reconstruction Reveals the Astonishing Diversity of Cosmopolitan Myxobacteria.

ABSTRACT: Numerous ecological studies on myxobacteria have been conducted, but their true diversity remains largely unknown. To bridge this gap, we implemented a comprehensive survey of diversity and distribution of myxobacteria by using 4997 publicly available 16S rRNA gene sequences (≥1200 bp) collected from several hundred sites across multiple countries and regions. In this study, the meta-16S rRNA gene phylogenetic reconstruction clearly revealed that these sequences could be classified into 998 species, 445 genera, 58 families, and 20 suborders, the great majority of which belonged to new taxa. Most cultured myxobacteria were strongly inclined to locate on the shallow branches of the phylogenetic tree; on the contrary, the majority of uncultured myxobacteria located on the deep branches. The g

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6920832 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature