@booklet {dennu_biological_2023,
	title = {Biological and genomic resources for the cosmopolitan phytoplankton Bathycoccus: Insights into genetic diversity and major structural variations},
	year = {2023},
	note = {Pages: 2023.10.16.562038 Section: New Results},
	month = {oct},
	publisher = {bioRxiv},
	abstract = {Population-scale sequencing has become a standard practice to explore the natural genetic diversity underlying adaptation, notably in land plants. However, current sequencing initiatives for eukaryotic phytoplankton primarily concentrate on creating reference genomes for model organisms and characterizing natural communities through metagenomics approaches. Consequently, few species have been thoroughly sequenced and intraspecific genetic diversity remains virtually undescribed, limiting our understanding of diversity and adaptation mechanisms. Here we report a biological and genomic resource to explore the genetic diversity of the cosmopolitan and ecologically important Bathycoccus genus. To span broad geographical and temporal scales, we selected available strains but also isolated and genotyped strains from both the Banyuls bay (Mediterranean sea) and the Baffin bay (Arctic ocean). By combining ONT long reads and Illumina short reads technologies, we produced and annotated 28 Bathycoccus sp. de novo assembled genomes of high quality, including 24 genomes of Bathycoccus prasinos strains along a latitudinal gradient between 40{\textdegree} and 78{\textdegree} North, one reference genome of the Bathycoccus calidus species and 3 genomes of a yet undescribed Bathycoccus species named Bathycoccus catiminus. We assessed the genetic diversity of this genus through phylogenomic analyses and highlighted the central role of this genomic resource in providing new insights into the diversity of outlier chromosomal structures. The Bathycoccus biological and genomic resources offer a robust framework for investigating the diversity and adaptation mechanisms of eukaryotic phytoplankton in the Ocean. Significance statement Comparative and functional approaches for the study of eukaryotic phytoplankton and their adaptation to latitudes and seasons that rely on extensive biological and genomic resources are currently lacking. Here we report such resources and describe the natural diversity of the cosmopolitan phytoplankton Bathycoccus, providing insights into its species and intraspecific diversity and establishing it as a robust model for functional and ecological studies.},
	keywords = {RCC1615, RCC1868, RCC4222, RCC4752, RCC5417, RCC685, RCC716},
	doi = {10.1101/2023.10.16.562038},
	url = {https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.10.16.562038v1},
	author = {Dennu, Louis and Devic, Martine and Rigonato, Janaina and Falciatore, Angela and Lozano, Jean-Claude and Verg{\'e}, Val{\'e}rie and Mariac, C{\'e}dric and Jaillon, Olivier and Team, The Dark Edge genomics sampling and Sabot, Fran{\c c}ois and Bouget, Fran{\c c}ois-Yves}
}
@article {guerin_genomic_2022,
	title = {Genomic adaptation of the picoeukaryote Pelagomonas calceolata to iron-poor oceans revealed by a chromosome-scale genome sequence},
	journal = {Communications Biology},
	volume = {5},
	number = {1},
	year = {2022},
	note = {Number: 1 Publisher: Nature Publishing Group},
	pages = {1{\textendash}14},
	abstract = {The smallest phytoplankton species are key actors in oceans biogeochemical cycling and their abundance and distribution are affected with global environmental changes. Among them, algae of the Pelagophyceae class encompass coastal species causative of harmful algal blooms while others are cosmopolitan and abundant. The lack of genomic reference in this lineage is a main limitation to study its ecological importance. Here, we analysed Pelagomonas calceolata relative abundance, ecological niche and potential for the adaptation in all oceans using a complete chromosome-scale assembled genome sequence. Our results show that P. calceolata is one of the most abundant eukaryotic species in the oceans with a relative abundance favoured by high temperature, low-light and iron-poor conditions. Climate change projections based on its relative abundance suggest an extension of the P. calceolata habitat toward the poles at the end of this century. Finally, we observed a specific gene repertoire and expression level variations potentially explaining its ecological success in low-iron and low-nitrate environments. Collectively, these findings reveal the ecological importance of P. calceolata and lay the foundation for a global scale analysis of the adaptation and acclimation strategies of this small phytoplankton in a changing environment. Genomic inference reveals potential climate change-driven range expansion of the phytoplankton species Pelagomonas calceolata.},
	keywords = {Biogeography, comparative genomics, metagenomics, RCC100, Water microbiology},
	issn = {2399-3642},
	doi = {10.1038/s42003-022-03939-z},
	url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-022-03939-z},
	author = {Gu{\'e}rin, Nina and Ciccarella, Marta and Flamant, Elisa and Fr{\'e}mont, Paul and Mangenot, Sophie and Istace, Benjamin and Noel, Benjamin and Belser, Caroline and Bertrand, Laurie and Labadie, Karine and Cruaud, Corinne and Romac, Sarah and Bachy, Charles and Gachenot, Martin and Pelletier, Eric and Alberti, Adriana and Jaillon, Olivier and Wincker, Patrick and Aury, Jean-Marc and Carradec, Quentin}
}
@article {Vannier2016,
	title = {Survey of the green picoalga Bathycoccus genomes in the global ocean},
	journal = {Scientific Reports},
	volume = {6},
	number = {1},
	year = {2016},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: 2016,RCC1105,RCC715,RCC716,sbr?hyto$_\textrmd$ipo,sbr?hyto?ppo},
	month = {dec},
	pages = {37900},
	keywords = {2016, RCC1105, RCC715, RCC716, sbr?hyto$_\textrmd$ipo, sbr?hyto?ppo},
	issn = {2045-2322},
	doi = {10.1038/srep37900},
	url = {http://www.nature.com/articles/srep37900},
	author = {Vannier, Thomas and Leconte, Jade and Seeleuthner, Yoann and Mondy, Samuel and Pelletier, Eric and Aury, Jean-Marc and de Vargas, Colomban and Sieracki, Michael and Iudicone, Daniele and Vaulot, Daniel and Wincker, Patrick and Jaillon, Olivier}
}
