@article {cho_genomic_2024,
	title = {Genomic analyses of Symbiomonas scintillans show no evidence for endosymbiotic bacteria but does reveal the presence of giant viruses},
	journal = {PLOS Genetics},
	volume = {20},
	number = {4},
	year = {2024},
	note = {Publisher: Public Library of Science},
	pages = {e1011218},
	abstract = {Symbiomonas scintillans Guillou et Chr{\'e}tiennot-Dinet, 1999 is a tiny (1.4 μm) heterotrophic microbial eukaryote. The genus was named based on the presence of endosymbiotic bacteria in its endoplasmic reticulum, however, like most such endosymbionts neither the identity nor functional association with its host were known. We generated both amplification-free shotgun metagenomics and whole genome amplification sequencing data from S. scintillans strains RCC257 and RCC24, but were unable to detect any sequences from known lineages of endosymbiotic bacteria. The absence of endobacteria was further verified with FISH analyses. Instead, numerous contigs in assemblies from both RCC24 and RCC257 were closely related to prasinoviruses infecting the green algae Ostreococcus lucimarinus, Bathycoccus prasinos, and Micromonas pusilla (OlV, BpV, and MpV, respectively). Using the BpV genome as a reference, we assembled a near-complete 190 kbp draft genome encoding all hallmark prasinovirus genes, as well as two additional incomplete assemblies of closely related but distinct viruses from RCC247, and three similar draft viral genomes from RCC24, which we collectively call SsVs. A multi-gene tree showed the three SsV genome types branched within highly supported clades with each of BpV2, OlVs, and MpVs, respectively. Interestingly, transmission electron microscopy also revealed a 190 nm virus-like particle similar the morphology and size of the endosymbiont originally reported in S. scintillans. Overall, we conclude that S. scintillans currently does not harbour an endosymbiotic bacterium, but is associated with giant viruses.},
	keywords = {Eukaryota, Gene prediction, genomics, metagenomics, RCC24, RCC257, Shotgun sequencing, Transcriptome analysis, Viral genomics, Whole genome amplification},
	issn = {1553-7404},
	doi = {10.1371/journal.pgen.1011218},
	url = {https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1011218},
	author = {Cho, Anna and Lax, Gordon and Livingston, Samuel J. and Masukagami, Yumiko and Naumova, Mariia and Millar, Olivia and Husnik, Filip and Keeling, Patrick J.}
}
@article {sands_genetic_2023,
	title = {Genetic and physiological responses to light quality in a deep ocean ecotype of Ostreococcus, an ecologically important photosynthetic picoeukaryote},
	journal = {Journal of Experimental Botany},
	year = {2023},
	pages = {erad347},
	abstract = {Abstract Phytoplankton are exposed to dramatic variations in light quality when cells are carried by upwelling or downwelling currents or encounter sediment. We investigated the potential impact of light quality changes in Ostreococcus, a key marine photosynthetic picoeukaryote, by analysing changes in its transcriptome, pigment content and photophysiology after acclimation to monochromatic red, green or blue light. The clade B species RCC809, isolated from the deep euphotic zone of the tropical Atlantic Ocean, responded to blue light by accelerating cell division at the expense of storage reserves and by increasing the relative level of blue-light absorbing pigments. RCC809 responded to red and green light by increasing its potential for photoprotection. In contrast, the clade A species OTTH0595, which originates from a shallow water environment, showed no difference in photosynthetic properties and minor differences in carotenoid contents between light qualities. This was associated with the loss of candidate lightquality responsive promoter motifs identified in RCC809 genes. These results demonstrate that light quality can have a major influence on the physiology of eukaryotic phytoplankton and suggest that different light quality environments can drive selection for diverse patterns of responsiveness and environmental niche partitioning.},
	keywords = {Rcc141, RCC4221, RCC745, RCC809},
	issn = {0022-0957, 1460-2431},
	doi = {10.1093/jxb/erad347},
	url = {https://academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jxb/erad347/7258950},
	author = {Sands, Elizabeth and Davies, Sian and Puxty, Richard John and Verg{\'e}, Val{\'e}rie and Bouget, Fran{\c c}ois-Yves and Scanlan, David John and Carr{\'e}, Isabelle Alice}
}
@article {ruvindy_genomic_2023,
	title = {Genomic copy number variability at the genus, species and population levels impacts in situ ecological analyses of dinoflagellates and harmful algal blooms},
	journal = {ISME Communications},
	volume = {3},
	number = {1},
	year = {2023},
	note = {Number: 1 Publisher: Nature Publishing Group},
	month = {jul},
	pages = {1{\textendash}11},
	abstract = {The application of meta-barcoding, qPCR, and metagenomics to aquatic eukaryotic microbial communities requires knowledge of genomic copy number variability (CNV). CNV may be particularly relevant to functional genes, impacting dosage and expression, yet little is known of the scale and role of CNV in microbial eukaryotes. Here, we quantify CNV of rRNA and a gene involved in Paralytic Shellfish Toxin (PST) synthesis (sxtA4), in 51 strains of 4 Alexandrium (Dinophyceae) species. Genomes varied up to threefold within species and \textasciitilde7-fold amongst species, with the largest (A. pacificum, 130 {\textpm} 1.3 pg cell-1 /\textasciitilde127 Gbp) in the largest size category of any eukaryote. Genomic copy numbers (GCN) of rRNA varied by 6 orders of magnitude amongst Alexandrium (102{\textendash} 108 copies cell-1) and were significantly related to genome size. Within the population CNV of rRNA was 2 orders of magnitude (105 {\textendash} 107 cell-1) in 15 isolates from one population, demonstrating that quantitative data based on rRNA genes needs considerable caution in interpretation, even if validated against locally isolated strains. Despite up to 30 years in laboratory culture, rRNA CNV and genome size variability were not correlated with time in culture. Cell volume was only weakly associated with rRNA GCN (20{\textendash}22\% variance explained across dinoflagellates, 4\% in Gonyaulacales). GCN of sxtA4 varied from 0{\textendash}102 copies cell-1, was significantly related to PSTs (ng cell-1), displaying a gene dosage effect modulating PST production. Our data indicate that in dinoflagellates, a major marine eukaryotic group, low-copy functional genes are more reliable and informative targets for quantification of ecological processes than unstable rRNA genes.},
	keywords = {Molecular ecology, Molecular Evolution, RCC3145, RCC4874, RCC4876, RCC4877, RCC4879},
	issn = {2730-6151},
	doi = {10.1038/s43705-023-00274-0},
	url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s43705-023-00274-0},
	author = {Ruvindy, Rendy and Barua, Abanti and Bolch, Christopher J. S. and Sarowar, Chowdhury and Savela, Henna and Murray, Shauna A.}
}
@article {lopez-pacheco_growth_2023,
	title = {Growth Behavior, Biomass Composition and Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAMEs) Production Potential of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, and Chlorella vulgaris Cultures},
	journal = {Marine Drugs},
	volume = {21},
	number = {8},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug},
	pages = {450},
	abstract = {The production of biomolecules by microalgae has a wide range of applications in the development of various materials and products, such as biodiesel, food supplements, and cosmetics. Microalgae biomass can be produced using waste and in a smaller space than other types of crops (e.g., soja, corn), which shows microalgae{\textquoteright}s great potential as a source of biomass. Among the produced biomolecules of greatest interest are carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and fatty acids. In this study, the production of these biomolecules was determined in two strains of microalgae (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Chlorella vulgaris) when exposed to different concentrations of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur. Results show a significant microalgal growth (3.69 g L-1) and carbohydrates (163 mg g-1) increase in C. reinhardtii under low nitrogen concentration. Also, higher lipids content was produced under low sulfur concentration (246 mg g-1). It was observed that sulfur variation could affect in a negative way proteins production in C. reinhardtii culture. In the case of C. vulgaris, a higher biomass production was obtained in the standard culture medium (1.37 g L-1), and under a low-phosphorus condition, C. vulgaris produced a higher lipids concentration (248 mg g-1). It was observed that a low concentration of nitrogen had a better effect on the accumulation of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) (C16-C18) in both microalgae. These results lead us to visualize the effects that the variation in macronutrients can have on the growth of microalgae and their possible utility for the production of microalgae-based subproducts.},
	keywords = {RCC2488},
	issn = {1660-3397},
	doi = {10.3390/md21080450},
	url = {https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/21/8/450},
	author = {L{\'o}pez-Pacheco, Itzel Y. and Ayala-Moreno, Victoria Guadalupe and Mejia-Melara, Catherinne Arlette and Rodr{\'\i}guez-Rodr{\'\i}guez, Jos{\'e} and Cuellar-Bermudez, Sara P. and Gonz{\'a}lez-Gonz{\'a}lez, Reyna Berenice and Coronado-Apodaca, Karina G. and Farfan-Cabrera, Leonardo I. and Gonz{\'a}lez-Meza, Georgia Mar{\'\i}a and Iqbal, Hafiz M. N. and Parra-Sald{\'\i}var, Roberto}
}
@article {leblond_galactolipids_2022,
	title = {Galactolipids of the genus Amphidinium (Dinophyceae): an hypothesis that they are basal to those of other peridinin-containing dinoflagellates},
	journal = {European Journal of Phycology},
	year = {2022},
	note = {Publisher: Taylor \& Francis _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/09670262.2022.2092215},
	pages = {1{\textendash}10},
	abstract = {The genus Amphidinium is shown in many phylogenies to be basal to other peridinin-containing, photosynthetic dinoflagellates as one of the first photosynthetic genera to arise after the evolution of heterotrophic genera. As part of our continuing examination of the plastid-associated galactolipids, namely mono- and digalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG and DGDG, respectively), in dinoflagellates, we here examine the galactolipid composition of members of the genus Amphidinium. We show that this genus is characterized by an abundance of 20:5(n-3)/18:5(n-3) and 20:5(n-3)/18:4(n-3) forms of MGDG and DGDG (with sn-1/sn-2 regiochemical specificity of fatty acids), but also sometimes with generally lesser amounts of some polyunsaturated C18/C18 forms, thus placing the examined species within a previously identified cluster of C20/C18 MGDG- and DGDG-containing, peridinin-containing dinoflagellates. We also show that Testudodinium testudo, previously known as Amphidinium testudo, conversely falls within a previously identified C18/C18 cluster, indicating a distinct difference in galactolipid biosynthesis capability. While it is likely that further revision of the genus may occur in the future and/or more basal peridinin-containing, photosynthetic genera may be discovered, at the current time Amphidinium is the currently agreed-upon most basal dinoflagellate genus for which isolates are available for biochemical characterization such as what we describe in this paper. Thus, because of the presumed basal position of the genus Amphidinium, we present a hypothesis that its galactolipids currently represent those that are ancestral to other genera of peridinin-containing dinoflagellates, including those within the C18/C18 cluster.},
	keywords = {Amphidinium, chloroplast, Dinoflagellate, Dinophyceae, lipid, RCC1981, Testudodinium},
	issn = {0967-0262},
	doi = {10.1080/09670262.2022.2092215},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/09670262.2022.2092215},
	author = {Leblond, Jeffrey D. and Elkins, Lindsey C. and Graeff, Jori E. and Sabir, Kyra}
}
@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 {penot_genomic_2022,
	title = {Genomic and meta-genomic insights into the functions, diversity and global distribution of haptophyte algae},
	journal = {Applied Phycology},
	year = {2022},
	note = {Publisher: Taylor \& Francis _eprint: https://doi.org/10.1080/26388081.2022.2103732},
	pages = {1{\textendash}20},
	abstract = {Haptophytes are an environmentally important phylum of eukaryotic phytoplankton, forming the second most abundant algal group after diatoms in recent estimates of ocean biodiversity. Haptophytes are phylogenetically and functionally diverse, including globally distributed and bloom-forming calcifying species such as Emiliania and Coccolithus, and non-calcifying orders that may form important components of phytoplankton communities in polar (Phaeocystis, Chrysochromulina) through to sub-tropical latitudes (Pavlova). In this review, we synthesize available phylogenetic, genomic and environmental information concerning the diversity of haptophyte life, considering the origins and placement on the eukaryotic tree; the diversity of the five major orders (Pavlovophyceae, Phaeocystales, Prymnesiales, the CSZ clade, and Isochrysidales); and the contrasting biogeographical distributions of haptophyte groups across different Tara Oceans sampling stations and size fractions. We additionally consider outstanding questions within the fields of haptophyte diversity and biology, particularly in the context of newly discovered and largely uncultured major groups (DPL lineages and Rappemonads), and current gaps in our knowledge of genomic content and niche adaptation across the haptophyte tree.},
	keywords = {18S rDNA, coccolithophorid, dispersal, meta-genomics, niche adaptation, prymnesiophyte, RCC1129, RCC1187, RCC1387, RCC1480, RCC1532, RCC851, RCC914, systematics, to read},
	issn = {null},
	doi = {10.1080/26388081.2022.2103732},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/26388081.2022.2103732},
	author = {Penot, Mathias and Dacks, Joel B. and Read, Betsy and Dorrell, Richard G.}
}
@article {dore_global_2022,
	title = {Global Phylogeography of Marine Synechococcus in Coastal Areas Reveals Strong Community Shifts},
	journal = {mSystems},
	year = {2022},
	note = {Publisher: American Society for Microbiology},
	pages = {e00656{\textendash}22},
	abstract = {Marine Synechococcus comprise a numerically and ecologically prominent phytoplankton group, playing a major role in both carbon cycling and trophic networks in all oceanic regions except in the polar oceans. Despite their high abundance in coastal areas, our knowledge of Synechococcus communities in these environments is based on only a few local studies. Here, we use the global metagenome data set of the Ocean Sampling Day (June 21st, 2014) to get a snapshot of the taxonomic composition of coastal Synechococcus communities worldwide, by recruitment on a reference database of 141 picocyanobacterial genomes, representative of the whole Prochlorococcus, Synechococcus, and Cyanobium diversity. This allowed us to unravel drastic community shifts over small to medium scale gradients of environmental factors, in particular along European coasts. The combined analysis of the phylogeography of natural populations and the thermophysiological characterization of eight strains, representative of the four major Synechococcus lineages (clades I to IV), also brought novel insights about the differential niche partitioning of clades I and IV, which most often co-dominate the Synechococcus community in cold and temperate coastal areas. Altogether, this study reveals several important characteristics and specificities of the coastal communities of Synechococcus worldwide. IMPORTANCE Synechococcus is the second most abundant phytoplanktonic organism on Earth, and its wide genetic diversity allowed it to colonize all the oceans except for polar waters, with different clades colonizing distinct oceanic niches. In recent years, the use of global metagenomics data sets has greatly improved our knowledge of {\textquotedblleft}who is where{\textquotedblright} by describing the distribution of Synechococcus clades or ecotypes in the open ocean. However, little is known about the global distribution of Synechococcus ecotypes in coastal areas, where Synechococcus is often the dominant phytoplanktonic organism. Here, we leverage the global Ocean Sampling Day metagenomics data set to describe Synechococcus community composition in coastal areas worldwide, revealing striking community shifts, in particular along the coasts of Europe. As temperature appears as an important driver of the community composition, we also characterize the thermal preferenda of 8 Synechococcus strains, bringing new insights into the adaptation to temperature of the dominant Synechococcus clades.},
	keywords = {RCC1086, RCC1695, RCC2369, rcc2380, RCC2553, RCC2556, RCC2570, rcc791},
	doi = {10.1128/msystems.00656-22},
	url = {https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/msystems.00656-22},
	author = {Dor{\'e}, Hugo and Leconte, Jade and Guyet, Ulysse and Breton, Sol{\`e}ne and Farrant, Gregory K. and Demory, David and Ratin, Morgane and Hoebeke, Mark and Corre, Erwan and Pitt, Frances D. and Ostrowski, Martin and Scanlan, David J. and Partensky, Fr{\'e}d{\'e}ric and Six, Christophe and Garczarek, Laurence}
}
@article {liao_group_2022,
	title = {Group 2i Isochrysidales flourishes at exceedingly low growth temperatures (0 to 6 {\textdegree}C)},
	journal = {Organic Geochemistry},
	year = {2022},
	pages = {104512},
	keywords = {RCC5486},
	issn = {01466380},
	doi = {10.1016/j.orggeochem.2022.104512},
	url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0146638022001462},
	author = {Liao, Sian and Huang, Yongsong}
}
@article {Wang2021,
	title = {Group 2i Isochrysidales produce characteristic alkenones reflecting sea ice distribution},
	journal = {Nature Communications},
	volume = {12},
	number = {1},
	year = {2021},
	note = {Publisher: Springer US tex.mendeley-tags: RCC107,RCC1195,RCC1334,RCC5486},
	month = {dec},
	pages = {15},
	abstract = {Alkenones are biomarkers produced solely by algae in the order Isochrysidales that have been used to reconstruct sea surface temperature (SST) since the 1980s. However, alkenone-based SST reconstructions in the northern high latitude oceans show significant bias towards warmer temperatures in core-tops, diverge from other SST proxies in down core records, and are often accompanied by anomalously high relative abundance of the C 37 tetra-unsaturated methyl alkenone (\%C 37:4 ). Elevated \%C 37:4 is widely interpreted as an indicator of low sea surface salinity from polar water masses, but its biological source has thus far remained elusive. Here we identify a lineage of Isochrysidales that is responsible for elevated C 37:4 methyl alkenone in the northern high latitude oceans through next-generation sequencing and lab-culture experiments. This Isochrysidales lineage co-occurs widely with sea ice in marine environments and is distinct from other known marine alkenone-producers, namely Emiliania huxleyi and Gephyrocapsa oceanica . More importantly, the \%C 37:4 in seawater filtered particulate organic matter and surface sediments is significantly correlated with annual mean sea ice concentrations. In sediment cores from the Svalbard region, the \%C 37:4 concentration aligns with the Greenland temperature record and other qualitative regional sea ice records spanning the past 14 kyrs, reflecting sea ice concentrations quantitatively. Our findings imply that \%C 37:4 is a powerful proxy for reconstructing sea ice conditions in the high latitude oceans on thousand- and, potentially, on million-year timescales.},
	keywords = {RCC107, RCC1195, RCC1334, RCC5486},
	issn = {2041-1723},
	doi = {10.1038/s41467-020-20187-z},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20187-z http://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20187-z},
	author = {Wang, Karen Jiaxi and Huang, Yongsong and Majaneva, Markus and Belt, Simon T. and Liao, Sian and Novak, Joseph and Kartzinel, Tyler R. and Herbert, Timothy D. and Richter, Nora and Cabedo-Sanz, Patricia}
}
@article {zhang_growth-dependent_2021,
	title = {Growth-dependent changes in elemental stoichiometry and macromolecular allocation in the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi under different environmental conditions},
	journal = {Limnology and Oceanography},
	volume = {66},
	number = {8},
	year = {2021},
	note = {_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/lno.11854},
	pages = {2999{\textendash}3009},
	abstract = {The growth rate hypothesis (GRH) posits an increase in ribosomal ribonucleic acid (RNA) content, and therefore cellular phosphorus (P), with increasing growth rate. There is evidence that the GRH may not apply to phytoplankton under all conditions. Here, we experimentally controlled four conditions (light, temperature, pH, and CO2) to alter the growth rate of Emiliania huxleyi, a biogeochemically important coccolithophorid, and monitored changes in RNA, protein, and carbohydrate content. We show that an increase in growth rate caused by increasing light, pH, and CO2 resulted in increased RNA per unit of organic carbon (RNA : POC), but that increasing temperature, leading to increase of growth rate, resulted in a decrease in RNA : POC. Protein per unit of organic carbon (protein : POC) increased in our increased temperature, pH, and CO2 treatments that increased growth rate, but there was little change in protein : POC in our light treatment despite it inducing the same increase in growth rate. Carbohydrate per unit of organic carbon (Carbohydrate : POC) increased with growth rate under increased light and CO2 but did not vary significantly in the temperature or pH treatments. These results indicate that physiological acclimation to specific environmental conditions can lead to contrasting patterns in RNA, protein, and carbohydrate composition and therefore contrasting changes in carbon : nitrogen : phosphorus ratios with growth rate in E. huxleyi.},
	keywords = {rcc, RCC1266},
	issn = {1939-5590},
	doi = {10.1002/lno.11854},
	url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/lno.11854},
	author = {Zhang, Yong and Li, Zhengke and Schulz, Kai G. and Hu, Yingyu and Irwin, Andrew J. and Finkel, Zoe V.}
}
@article {Leconte2020,
	title = {Genome resolved biogeography of mamiellales},
	journal = {Genes},
	volume = {11},
	number = {1},
	year = {2020},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: RCC1105,RCC299,RCC4221: RCC2590,RCC809},
	month = {jan},
	pages = {66},
	abstract = {Among marine phytoplankton, Mamiellales encompass several species from the genera Micromonas, Ostreococcus and Bathycoccus, which are important contributors to primary production. Previous studies based on single gene markers described their wide geographical distribution but led to discussion because of the uneven taxonomic resolution of the method. Here, we leverage genome sequences for six Mamiellales species, two from each genus Micromonas, Ostreococcus and Bathycoccus, to investigate their distribution across 133 stations sampled during the Tara Oceans expedition. Our study confirms the cosmopolitan distribution of Mamiellales and further suggests non-random distribution of species, with two triplets of co-occurring genomes associated with different temperatures: Ostreococcus lucimarinus, Bathycoccus prasinos and Micromonas pusilla were found in colder waters, whereas Ostreococcus spp. RCC809, Bathycoccus spp. TOSAG39-1 and Micromonas commoda were more abundant in warmer conditions. We also report the distribution of the two candidate mating-types of Ostreococcus for which the frequency of sexual reproduction was previously assumed to be very low. Indeed, both mating types were systematically detected together in agreement with either frequent sexual reproduction or the high prevalence of a diploid stage. Altogether, these analyses provide novel insights into Mamiellales{\textquoteright} biogeography and raise novel testable hypotheses about their life cycle and ecology.},
	keywords = {Biogeography, mamiellales, mating-type, RCC1105, RCC2590, RCC299, RCC4221, RCC809, sexual reproduction, tara oceans},
	issn = {2073-4425},
	doi = {10.3390/genes11010066},
	url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/1/66},
	author = {Leconte and Benites and Vannier and Wincker and Piganeau and Jaillon}
}
@article {Belisle2020,
	title = {Genome sequences of synechococcus sp. Strain MIT S9220 and cocultured cyanophage SynMITS9220M01},
	journal = {Microbiology Resource Announcements},
	volume = {9},
	number = {30},
	year = {2020},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: RCC2571},
	month = {jul},
	pages = {28{\textendash}30},
	abstract = {Synechococcus bacteria are unicellular cyanobacteria that contribute significantly to global marine primary production. We report the nearly complete genome sequence of Synechococcus sp. strain MIT S9220, which lacks the nitrate utilization genes present in most marine Synechococcus genomes. Assembly also produced the complete genome sequence of a cyanophage present in the MIT S9220 culture.},
	keywords = {RCC2571},
	issn = {2576-098X},
	doi = {10.1128/MRA.00481-20},
	url = {https://mra.asm.org/content/9/30/e00481-20},
	author = {Belisle, B. Shafer and Avila Paz, Andres A. and Carpenter, Angelina R. and Cormier, Tayla C. and Lewis, Adam J. and Menin, Linnea S. and Oliveira, Daniel R and Song, Bukyung and Szeto, Amy and Tchantouridze, Elizabeth I and Watson, Kayleigh A and Yohannes, Mary T and Ahlgren, Nathan A},
	editor = {Putonti, Catherine}
}
@article {Schiffrine2020,
	title = {Growth and elemental stoichiometry of the ecologically-relevant arctic diatom chaetoceros gelidus: A mix of polar and temperate},
	journal = {Frontiers in Marine Science},
	volume = {6},
	number = {January},
	year = {2020},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: RCC2046},
	month = {jan},
	keywords = {ammonium, Arctic diatom, ele, Light, nitrate, RCC2046, urea},
	issn = {2296-7745},
	doi = {10.3389/fmars.2019.00790},
	url = {https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00790/full},
	author = {Schiffrine, Nicolas and Tremblay, Jean-{\'e}ric and Babin, Marcel}
}
@article {Degraeve-Guilbault2017,
	title = {Glycerolipid characterization and nutrient deprivation-associated changes in the green picoalga ostreococcus tauri},
	journal = {Plant Physiology},
	volume = {173},
	number = {4},
	year = {2017},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: RCC3401,RCC4222,RCC745,RCC788,RCC789,RCC802,RCC809,RCC834},
	pages = {2060{\textendash}2080},
	abstract = {The picoalga Ostreococcus tauri is a minimal photosynthetic eukaryote that has been used as a model system. O. tauri is known to efficiently produce docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). We provide a comprehensive study of the glycerolipidome of O. tauri and validate this species as model for related picoeukaryotes. O. tauri lipids displayed unique features that combined traits from the green and the chromalveolate lineages. The betaine lipid diacylglyceryl-hydroxymethyl-trimethyl-β-alanine and phosphatidyldimethylpropanethiol, both hallmarks of chromalveolates, were identified as presumed extraplastidial lipids. DHA was confined to these lipids, while plastidial lipids of prokaryotic type were characterized by the overwhelming presence of ω-3 C18 polyunsaturated fatty acids (FAs), 18:5 being restricted to galactolipids. C16:4, an FA typical of green microalgae galactolipids, also was a major component of O. tauri extraplastidial lipids, while the 16:4-coenzyme A (CoA) species was not detected. Triacylglycerols (TAGs) displayed the complete panel of FAs, and many species exhibited combinations of FAs diagnostic for plastidial and extraplastidial lipids. Importantly, under nutrient deprivation, 16:4 and ω-3 C18 polyunsaturated FAs accumulated into de novo synthesized TAGs while DHA-TAG species remained rather stable, indicating an increased contribution of FAs of plastidial origin to TAG synthesis. Nutrient deprivation further severely down-regulated the conversion of 18:3 to 18:4, resulting in obvious inversion of the 18:3/18:4 ratio in plastidial lipids, TAGs, as well as acyl-CoAs. The fine-tuned and dynamic regulation of the 18:3/18:4 ratio suggested an important physiological role of these FAs in photosynthetic membranes. Acyl position in structural and storage lipids together with acyl-CoA analysis further help to determine mechanisms possibly involved in glycerolipid synthesis.},
	keywords = {rcc3401, RCC4222, RCC745, RCC788, RCC789, RCC802, RCC809, RCC834},
	issn = {0032-0889},
	doi = {10.1104/pp.16.01467},
	url = {http://www.plantphysiol.org/lookup/doi/10.1104/pp.16.01467},
	author = {Degraeve-Guilbault, Charlotte and Br{\'e}h{\'e}lin, Claire and Haslam, Richard and Sayanova, Olga and Marie-Luce, Glawdys and Jouhet, Juliette and Corellou, Florence}
}
@article {Zheng2016,
	title = {The geographic impact on genomic divergence as revealed by comparison of nine Citromicrobial genomes},
	journal = {Applied and Environmental Microbiology},
	volume = {82},
	number = {24},
	year = {2016},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: 2016,RCC1878,RCC1885,RCC1897,sbr?hyto?app},
	pages = {AEM.02495{\textendash}16},
	abstract = {Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria (AAPB) are thought to be important players in oceanic carbon and energy cycling in the euphotic zone of the ocean. The genus Citromicrobium , widely found in oligotrophic oceans, is a member of marine alphaproteobacterial AAPB. Nine Citromicrobium strains isolated from the South China Sea, the Mediterranean Sea or the tropical South Atlantic were found to harbor identical 16S rRNA sequences. The sequencing of their genomes revealed high synteny in major regions. Nine genetic islands (GIs), involved mainly in type IV secretion systems, flagellar biosynthesis, prophage and integrative conjugative elements, were identified by a fine scale comparative genomics analysis. These GIs played significant roles in genomic evolution and divergence. Interestingly, the co-existence of two different photosynthetic gene clusters (PGCs) was not only found in the analyzed genomes but also confirmed, for the first time, in environmental samples. The prevalence of the coexistence of two different PGCs may suggest an adaptation mechanism for Citromicrobium members to survive in the oceans. Comparison of genomic characteristics (e.g., GIs, ANI, SNPs and phylogeny) revealed that strains within a marine region shared a similar evolutionary history that was distinct from that of strains isolated from other regions (South China Sea vs Mediterranean Sea). Geographic differences are partly responsible for driving the observed genomic divergences, and allow microbes to evolve through local adaptation. Three Citromicrobium strains isolated from the Mediterranean Sea diverged millions of years ago from other strains, and evolved into a novel group.},
	keywords = {2016, RCC1878, RCC1885, RCC1897, sbr?hyto?app},
	issn = {0099-2240},
	doi = {10.1128/AEM.02495-16},
	url = {http://aem.asm.org/lookup/doi/10.1128/AEM.02495-16},
	author = {Zheng, Qiang and Liu, Yanting and Jeanthon, Christian and Zhang, Rui and Lin, Wenxin and Yao, Jicheng and Jiao, Nianzhi}
}
@article {Astorga-Elo2015,
	title = {Genomic potential for nitrogen assimilation in uncultivated members of Prochlorococcus from an anoxic marine zone},
	journal = {The ISME Journal},
	volume = {9},
	year = {2015},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: rcc},
	pages = {1264{\textendash}1267},
	abstract = {Cyanobacteria of the genus Prochlorococcus are the most abundant photosynthetic marine organisms and key factors in the global carbon cycle. The understanding of their distribution and ecological importance in oligotrophic tropical and subtropical waters, and their differentiation into distinct ecotypes, is based on genetic and physiological information from several isolates. Currently, all available Prochlorococcus genomes show their incapacity for nitrate utilization. However, environmental sequence data suggest that some uncultivated lineages may have acquired this capacity. Here we report that uncultivated low-light-adapted Prochlorococcus from the nutrient-rich, low-light, anoxic marine zone (AMZ) of the eastern tropical South Pacific have the genetic potential for nitrate uptake and assimilation. All genes involved in this trait were found syntenic with those present in marine Synechococcus. Genomic and phylogenetic analyses also suggest that these genes have not been aquired recently, but perhaps were retained from a common ancestor, highlighting the basal characteristics of the AMZ lineages within Prochlorococcus.},
	keywords = {rcc},
	issn = {1751-7362},
	doi = {10.1038/ismej.2015.21},
	url = {http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/ismej.2015.21},
	author = {Astorga-El{\'o}, Marcia and Ram{\'\i}rez-Flandes, Salvador and DeLong, Edward F and Ulloa, Osvaldo}
}
@article {Schmidt2015,
	title = {Guanchochroma wildpretii gen. et spec. nov. (ochrophyta) provides new insights into the diversification and evolution of the algal class synchromophyceae.},
	journal = {PloS one},
	volume = {10},
	number = {7},
	year = {2015},
	note = {Publisher: Public Library of Science tex.mendeley-tags: rcc},
	month = {jan},
	pages = {e0131821},
	abstract = {A new relative of the chrysophyte genus Chrysopodocystis was found in Tenerife and termed Guanchochroma wildpretii. This unicellular alga was most noticeably discernible from Chrysopodocystis socialis (the only species of this genus) by the presence of a cyst-like stage with a multilayered lorica, which also functions as a dispersal unit and shows secondary wall growth. Secondary expansion of loricae (cell casings not involved in cell division, usually with a more or less pronounced opening) has never been observed previously and marks a unique feature of the new taxon. Plastids are non-randomly distributed within cells of G. wildpretii. 18S rRNA gene analyses identified the two species as sister lineages and placed them in a monophyletic group with the Synchromophyceae, a heterokont algal (Ochrophyta) class characterized by the presence of chloroplast complexes. Yet, neither Chrysopodocystis nor Guanchochroma showed this feature in ultrastructure analyses. Additionally, their 18S rRNA genes possessed distinct inserts, the highest GC-content known for Ochrophyta and exceptionally long branches on the Ochrophyta 18S rDNA phylogenetic tree, suggesting substantially increased substitution rates along their branch compared to Synchromophyceae. Plastid marker data (rbcL) recovered a monophyletic clade of Chrysopodocystis, Guanchochroma and Synchromophyceae as well, yet with lower supports for internal split order due to limited resolution of the marker. Evidence for the sequence of events leading to the formation of the plastid complex of Synchromophyceae still remains ambiguous because of the apparently short timeframe in which they occurred.},
	keywords = {rcc},
	issn = {1932-6203},
	doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0131821},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131821},
	author = {Schmidt, Maria and Horn, Susanne and Ehlers, Katrin and Wilhelm, Christian and Schnetter, Reinhard}
}
@article {Bendif2014,
	title = {Genetic delineation between and within the widespread coccolithophore morpho-species Emiliania huxleyi and Gephyrocapsa oceanica (Haptophyta)},
	journal = {Journal of Phycology},
	volume = {50},
	year = {2014},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: 2014,cc3549,rcc,rcc1210,rcc1213,rcc1220,rcc1227,rcc1229,rcc1242,rcc1252,rcc1253,rcc1258,rcc1259,rcc1260,rcc1271,rcc1281,rcc1288,rcc1292,rcc1297,rcc1300,rcc1303,rcc1305,rcc1316,rcc1562,rcc174,rcc1839,rcc3545,rrcc1247,sbr?hyto?ppo},
	pages = {140{\textendash}148},
	keywords = {2014, cc3549, rcc, rcc1210, RCC1213, rcc1220, rcc1227, rcc1229, RCC1242, rcc1252, RCC1253, rcc1258, RCC1259, rcc1260, rcc1271, RCC1281, rcc1288, RCC1292, rcc1297, RCC1300, RCC1303, RCC1305, RCC1316, RCC1562, rcc174, RCC1839, rcc3545, rrcc1247, SBR$_\textrmP$hyto$_\textrmE$PPO, sbr?hyto?ppo},
	doi = {10.1111/jpy.12147},
	author = {Bendif, El Mahdi and Probert, Ian and Carmichael, Margaux and Romac, Sarah and Hagino, Kyoko and de Vargas, Colomban}
}
@article {Nezan2014,
	title = {Genetic diversity of the harmful family Kareniaceae (Gymnodiniales, Dinophyceae) in France, with the description of {\textexclamdown}i{\textquestiondown}Karlodinium gentienii{\textexclamdown}/i{\textquestiondown} sp. nov.: A new potentially toxic dinoflagellate},
	journal = {Harmful Algae},
	volume = {40},
	year = {2014},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: 2014,rcc,sbr?hyto?app},
	pages = {75{\textendash}91},
	abstract = {A B S T R A C T The family Kareniaceae is mostly known in France for recurrent blooms of Karenia mikimotoi in the Atlantic, English Channel, and Mediterranean Sea and for the unusual green discoloration in the saltwater lagoon of Diana (Corsica) caused by Karlodinium corsicum in April 1994. In terms of diversity, this taxonomic group was long overlooked owing to the difficult identification of these small unarmored dinoflagellates. In this study, thanks to the molecular characterization performed on single cells from field samples and cultures, twelve taxonomic units were assigned to the known genera Karenia, Karlodinium and Takayama, whereas one could not be affiliated to any described genus. The molecular phylogeny inferred from the D1{\textendash}D2 region of the LSU rDNA showed that five of them formed a sister taxon of a known species, and could not be identified at species-level, on the basis of molecular analysis only. Among these latter taxa, one Karlodinium which was successfully cultured was investigated by studying the external morphological features (using two procedures for cells fixation), ultrastructure, pigment composition, and haemolytic activity. The results of our analyses corroborate the genetic results in favour of the erection of Karlodinium gentienii sp. nov., which possesses an internal complex system of trichocysts connected to external micro-processes particularly abundant in the epicone, and a peculiar pigment composition. In addition, preliminary assays showed a haemolytic activity.},
	keywords = {2014, rcc, sbr?hyto?app},
	issn = {15689883},
	doi = {10.1016/j.hal.2014.10.006},
	url = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1568988314001863},
	author = {N{\'e}zan, Elisabeth and Siano, Raffaele and Boulben, Sylviane and Six, Christophe and Bilien, Gwenael and Ch{\`e}ze, Karine and Duval, Audrey and Le Panse, Sophie and Qu{\'e}r{\'e}, Julien and Chom{\'e}rat, Nicolas}
}
@article {Biller2014,
	title = {Genomes of diverse isolates of the marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus},
	journal = {Scientific Data},
	volume = {1},
	year = {2014},
	note = {Publisher: Nature Publishing Group tex.mendeley-tags: rcc},
	month = {sep},
	pages = {1{\textendash}11},
	abstract = {The marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus is the numerically dominant photosynthetic organism in the oligotrophic oceans, and a model system in marine microbial ecology. Here we report 27 new whole genome sequences (2 complete and closed; 25 of draft quality) of cultured isolates, representing five major phylogenetic clades of Prochlorococcus. The sequenced strains were isolated from diverse regions of the oceans, facilitating studies of the drivers of microbial diversity{\textemdash}both in the lab and in the field. To improve the utility of these genomes for comparative genomics, we also define pre-computed clusters of orthologous groups of proteins (COGs), indicating how genes are distributed among these and other publicly available Prochlorococcus genomes. These data represent a significant expansion of Prochlorococcus reference genomes that are useful for numerous applications in microbial ecology, evolution and oceanography.},
	keywords = {Environmental microbiology, genomics, rcc, RCC?o?dd},
	issn = {2052-4463},
	doi = {10.1038/sdata.2014.34},
	url = {http://www.nature.com/articles/sdata201434},
	author = {Biller, Steven J. and Berube, Paul M. and Berta-Thompson, Jessie W. and Kelly, Libusha and Roggensack, Sara E. and Awad, Lana and Roache-Johnson, Kathryn H. and Ding, Huiming and Giovannoni, Stephen J. and Rocap, Gabrielle and Moore, Lisa R. and Chisholm, Sallie W. and H. and Ding, Huiming and Giovannoni, Stephen J. and Moore, Lisa R. and Chisholm, Sallie W.}
}
@article {Monier2013,
	title = {Gene invasion in distant eukaryotic lineages: discovery of mutually exclusive genetic elements reveals marine biodiversity},
	journal = {The ISME journal},
	volume = {7},
	year = {2013},
	note = {Publisher: International Society for Microbial Ecology tex.mendeley-tags: Micromonas,RCC,rcc},
	pages = {1764{\textendash}1774},
	keywords = {horizontal transfer, inteins, invasive elements, metagenomics, Micromonas, polymorphic introns, rcc, viridiplantae},
	doi = {10.1038/ismej.2013.70},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2013.70 10.1038/ismej.2013.70},
	author = {Monier, Adam and Sudek, Sebastian and Fast, Naomi M and Worden, Alexandra Z}
}
@article {Humily2013,
	title = {A gene island with two possible configurations is involved in chromatic acclimation in marine synechococcus},
	journal = {PLoS ONE},
	volume = {8},
	number = {12},
	year = {2013},
	note = {Publisher: Public Library of Science tex.mendeley-tags: 2013,macumba,rcc,sbr?hyto?app},
	pages = {e84459},
	abstract = {{\textexclamdown}p{\textquestiondown}{\textexclamdown}italic{\textquestiondown}Synechococcus{\textexclamdown}/italic{\textquestiondown}, the second most abundant oxygenic phototroph in the marine environment, harbors the largest pigment diversity known within a single genus of cyanobacteria, allowing it to exploit a wide range of light niches. Some strains are capable of Type IV chromatic acclimation (CA4), a process by which cells can match the phycobilin content of their phycobilisomes to the ambient light quality. Here, we performed extensive genomic comparisons to explore the diversity of this process within the marine {\textexclamdown}italic{\textquestiondown}Synechococcus{\textexclamdown}/italic{\textquestiondown} radiation. A specific gene island was identified in all CA4-performing strains, containing two genes ({\textexclamdown}italic{\textquestiondown}fciA{\textexclamdown}/italic{\textquestiondown}/b) coding for possible transcriptional regulators and one gene coding for a phycobilin lyase. However, two distinct configurations of this cluster were observed, depending on the lineage. CA4-A islands contain the {\textexclamdown}italic{\textquestiondown}mpeZ{\textexclamdown}/italic{\textquestiondown} gene, encoding a recently characterized phycoerythrobilin lyase-isomerase, and a third, small, possible regulator called {\textexclamdown}italic{\textquestiondown}fciC{\textexclamdown}/italic{\textquestiondown}. In CA4-B islands, the lyase gene encodes an uncharacterized relative of MpeZ, called MpeW. While {\textexclamdown}italic{\textquestiondown}mpeZ{\textexclamdown}/italic{\textquestiondown} is expressed more in blue light than green light, this is the reverse for {\textexclamdown}italic{\textquestiondown}mpeW{\textexclamdown}/italic{\textquestiondown}, although only small phenotypic differences were found among chromatic acclimaters possessing either CA4 island type. This study provides novel insights into understanding both diversity and evolution of the CA4 process.{\textexclamdown}/p{\textquestiondown}},
	keywords = {2013, MACUMBA, MicroB3, rcc, SBR$_\textrmP$hyto$_\textrmP$PM, sbr?hyto?app},
	doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0084459},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084459},
	author = {Humily, Florian and Partensky, Fr{\'e}d{\'e}ric and Six, Christophe and Farrant, Gregory K and Ratin, Morgane and Marie, Dominique and Garczarek, Laurence}
}
@article {chen_genetic_2013,
	title = {Genetic transformation of marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. CC9311 (Cyanophyceae) by electroporation},
	journal = {Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology},
	volume = {31},
	number = {2},
	year = {2013},
	pages = {416{\textendash}420},
	abstract = {Synechococcus sp. CC9311 is a marine cyanobacterium characterized by type IV chromatic acclimation (CA). A genetic transformation system was developed as a first step to elucidate the molecular mechanism of CA. The results show that Synechococcus sp. CC9311 cells were sensitive to four commonly used antibiotics: ampicillin, kanamycin, spectinomycin, and chloramphenicol. An integrative plasmid to disrupt the putative phycoerythrin lyase gene mpeV, using a kanamycin resistance gene as selectable marker, was constructed by recombinant polymerase chain reaction. The plasmid was then transformed into Synechococcus sp. CC9311 via electroporation. High transformation efficiency was achieved at a field strength of 2 kV/cm. DNA analysis showed that mpeV was fully disrupted following challenge of the transformants with a high concentration of kanamycin. In addition, the transformants that displayed poor growth on agar SN medium could be successfully plated on agarose SN medium.},
	keywords = {RCC1086},
	issn = {1993-5005},
	doi = {10.1007/s00343-013-2164-5},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-013-2164-5},
	author = {Chen, Huaxin and Lin, Hanzhi and Jiang, Peng and Li, Fuchao and Qin, Song}
}
@article {Collen2013,
	title = {Genome structure and metabolic features in the red seaweed Chondrus crispus shed light on evolution of the Archaeplastida},
	journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences},
	volume = {110},
	number = {13},
	year = {2013},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: RCC299},
	pages = {5247{\textendash}5252},
	abstract = {Red seaweeds are key components of coastal ecosystems and are economically important as food and as a source of gelling agents, but their genes and genomes have received little attention. Here we report the sequencing of the 105-Mbp genome of the florideophyte Chondrus crispus (Irish moss) and the annotation of the 9,606 genes. The genome features an unusual structure characterized by gene-dense regions surrounded by repeat-rich regions dominated by transposable elements. Despite its fairly large size, this genome shows features typical of compact genomes, e.g., on average only 0.3 introns per gene, short introns, low median distance between genes, small gene families, and no indication of large-scale genome duplication. The genome also gives insights into the metabolism of marine red algae and adaptations to the marine environment, including genes related to halogen metabolism, oxylipins, and multicellularity (microRNA processing and transcription factors). Particularly interesting are features related to carbohydrate metabolism, which include a minimalistic gene set for starch biosynthesis, the presence of cellulose synthases acquired before the primary endosymbiosis showing the polyphyly of cellulose synthesis in Archaeplastida, and cellulases absent in terrestrial plants as well as the occurrence of a mannosylglycerate synthase potentially originating from a marine bacterium. To explain the observations on genome structure and gene content, we propose an evolutionary scenario involving an ancestral red alga that was driven by early ecological forces to lose genes, introns, and intergenetic DNA; this loss was followed by an expansion of genome size as a consequence of activity of transposable elements.},
	keywords = {RCC299},
	doi = {10.1073/pnas.1221259110},
	url = {http://www.pnas.org/content/110/13/5247.abstract},
	author = {Collen, Jonas and Porcel, Betina and Carr{\'e}, Wilfrid and Ball, Steven G and Chaparro, Cristian and Tonon, Thierry and Barbeyron, Tristan and Michel, Gurvan and Noel, Benjamin and Valentin, Klaus and Elias, Marek and Artiguenave, Fran{\c c}ois and Arun, Alok and Aury, Jean-Marc and Barbosa-Neto, Jos{\'e} F and Bothwell, John H and Bouget, Fran{\c c}ois-Yves and Brillet, Loraine and Cabello-Hurtado, Francisco and Capella-Guti{\'e}rrez, Salvador and Charrier, B{\'e}n{\'e}dicte and Cladi{\`e}re, Lionel and Cock, J Mark and Coelho, Susana M and Colleoni, Christophe and Czjzek, Mirjam and Da Silva, Corinne and Delage, Ludovic and Denoeud, France and Deschamps, Philippe and Dittami, Simon M and Gabald{\'o}n, Toni and Gachon, Claire M M and Groisillier, Agn{\`e}s and Herv{\'e}, C{\'e}cile and Jabbari, Kamel and Katinka, Michael and Kloareg, Bernard and Kowalczyk, Nathalie and Labadie, Karine and Leblanc, Catherine and Lopez, Pascal J and McLachlan, Deirdre H and Meslet-Cladiere, Laurence and Moustafa, Ahmed and Nehr, Zofia and Nyvall Coll{\'e}n, Pi and Panaud, Olivier and Partensky, Fr{\'e}d{\'e}ric and Poulain, Julie and Rensing, Stefan A and Rousvoal, Sylvie and Samson, Gaelle and Symeonidi, Aikaterini and Weissenbach, Jean and Zambounis, Antonios and Wincker, Patrick and Boyen, Catherine}
}
@article {stuart_genomic_2013,
	title = {Genomic island genes in a coastal marine Synechococcus strain confer enhanced tolerance to copper and oxidative stress},
	journal = {The ISME Journal},
	volume = {7},
	number = {6},
	year = {2013},
	note = {Number: 6 Publisher: Nature Publishing Group},
	pages = {1139{\textendash}1149},
	abstract = {Highly variable regions called genomic islands are found in the genomes of marine picocyanobacteria, and have been predicted to be involved in niche adaptation and the ecological success of these microbes. These picocyanobacteria are typically highly sensitive to copper stress and thus, increased copper tolerance could confer a selective advantage under some conditions seen in the marine environment. Through targeted gene inactivation of genomic island genes that were known to be upregulated in response to copper stress in Synechococcus sp. strain CC9311, we found two genes (sync_1495 and sync_1217) conferred tolerance to both methyl viologen and copper stress in culture. The prevalence of one gene, sync_1495, was then investigated in natural samples, and had a predictable temporal variability in abundance at a coastal monitoring site with higher abundance in winter months. Together, this shows that genomic island genes can confer an adaptive advantage to specific stresses in marine Synechococcus, and may help structure their population diversity.},
	keywords = {RCC1086},
	issn = {1751-7370},
	doi = {10.1038/ismej.2012.175},
	url = {http://www.nature.com/articles/ismej2012175},
	author = {Stuart, Rhona K. and Brahamsha, Bianca and Busby, Kayla and Palenik, Brian}
}
@article {Chamnansinp2013,
	title = {Global diversity of two widespread, colony-forming diatoms of the marine plankton, Chaetoceros socialis (syn. C. radians ) and Chaetoceros gelidus sp. nov.},
	journal = {Journal of Phycology},
	volume = {49},
	number = {6},
	year = {2013},
	note = {ISBN: 1529-8817 tex.mendeley-tags: RCC3007},
	month = {dec},
	pages = {1128{\textendash}1141},
	keywords = {Arctic, Biogeography, Chaetoceros gelidus sp. nov., Chaetoceros radians, Chaetoceros socialis, Diatom, Distribution, Global, phylogeny, RCC3007},
	issn = {00223646},
	doi = {10.1111/jpy.12121},
	url = {http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/jpy.12121},
	author = {Chamnansinp, Atchaneey and Li, Yang and Lundholm, Nina and Moestrup, {\O}jvind},
	editor = {Bowler, C.}
}
@article {Giovagnetti2012,
	title = {Growth and photophysiological responses of two picoplanktonic {\textexclamdown}i{\textquestiondown}Minutocellus species{\textexclamdown}/i{\textquestiondown}, strains RCC967 and RCC703 (Bacillariophyceae)},
	journal = {European Journal of Phycology},
	volume = {47},
	number = {4},
	year = {2012},
	note = {ISBN: 0967-0262 tex.mendeley-tags: rcc703,rcc967},
	pages = {408{\textendash}420},
	abstract = {Reaching up to 50\% of the total biomass in oligotrophic waters and armed with a set of ecological and biological properties related to their small size, picophytoplankton ({\textexclamdown}3.0 mm) are a good model to address ecophysiological questions regarding phytoplankton biodiversity. Two picoplanktonic diatoms, one isolated from an upwelling ecosystem in the Pacific Ocean (Minutocellus sp., strain RCC967), and another from oceanic waters in the Indian Ocean (Minutocellus sp., strain RCC703) were used to test hypotheses on the functional relation between ecological niche adaptation and photosynthetic regulation capacity and efficiency. Cultures were subjected to five sine light climates, each one set to peak at a different photon flux density, respectively 10, 50, 100, 250 and 500 mmol photons m(-2) s(-1). Growth rate, photosynthesis, non-photochemical fluorescence quenching, pigment composition, and particulate organic carbon and nitrogen content were followed daily for 5 days. Growth rate and physiological response curves were different in the two species, in agreement with their distinct habitats of origin. Such differences could be related to the diverse photoacclimative strategies displayed by the two species, revealing a clear adaptive divergence despite their close taxonomic relationship. Photoacclimative strategies of the two picoplanktonic diatoms are discussed in the light of functional diversity and ecosystem adaptation.},
	keywords = {carbon, diatoms, elemental stoichiometry, fluctuating light, marine-phytoplankton, non-photochemical fluorescence quenching, phaeodactylum-tricornutum, photoacclimation, photoprotection, photoregulation, Photosynthesis, picoeukaryotes, planktonic diatoms, rcc703, rcc967, RCC?o?dd, violaxanthin cycle, Xanthophyll cycle, xanthophyll-cycle activity},
	doi = {10.1080/09670262.2012.733030},
	author = {Giovagnetti, V and Cataldo, M L and Conversano, F and Brunet, C}
}
@article {Demir-Hilton2011,
	title = {Global distribution patterns of distinct clades of the photosynthetic picoeukaryote Ostreococcus},
	journal = {The ISME journal},
	volume = {5},
	year = {2011},
	note = {Publisher: International Society for Microbial Ecology tex.mendeley-tags: RCC745},
	pages = {1095{\textendash}1107},
	keywords = {rcc, RCC745},
	doi = {10.1038/ismej.2010.209},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2010.209 http://www.nature.com/ismej/journal/vaop/ncurrent/suppinfo/ismej2010209s1.html http://www.nature.com/ismej/journal/v5/n7/full/ismej2010209a.html},
	author = {Demir-Hilton, Elif and Sudek, Sebastian and Cuvelier, Marie L and Gentemann, Chelle L and Zehr, Jonathan P and Worden, Alexandra Z}
}
@article {Karpowicz2011,
	title = {The GreenCut2 resource, a phylogenomically derived inventory of proteins specific to the plant lineage},
	journal = {Journal of Biological Chemistry},
	volume = {286},
	number = {24},
	year = {2011},
	note = {ISBN: 1083-351X (Electronic)0?021-9258 (Linking) tex.mendeley-tags: rcc745,rcc809},
	month = {jun},
	pages = {21427{\textendash}21439},
	abstract = {The plastid is a defining structure of photosynthetic eukaryotes and houses many plant-specific processes, including the light reactions, carbon fixation, pigment synthesis, and other primary metabolic processes. Identifying proteins associated with catalytic, structural, and regulatory functions that are unique to plastid-containing organisms is necessary to fully define the scope of plant biochemistry. Here, we performed phylogenomics on 20 genomes to compile a new inventory of 597 nucleus-encoded proteins conserved in plants and green algae but not in non-photosynthetic organisms. 286 of these proteins are of known function, whereas 311 are not characterized. This inventory was validated as applicable and relevant to diverse photosynthetic eukaryotes using an additional eight genomes from distantly related plants (including Micromonas, Selaginella, and soybean). Manual curation of the known proteins in the inventory established its importance to plastid biochemistry. To predict functions for the 52\% of proteins of unknown function, we used sequence motifs, subcellular localization, co-expression analysis, and RNA abundance data. We demonstrate that 18\% of the proteins in the inventory have functions outside the plastid and/or beyond green tissues. Although 32\% of proteins in the inventory have homologs in all cyanobacteria, unexpectedly, 30\% are eukaryote-specific. Finally, 8\% of the proteins of unknown function share no similarity to any characterized protein and are plant lineage-specific. We present this annotated inventory of 597 proteins as a resource for functional analyses of plant-specific biochemistry.},
	keywords = {RCC745, RCC809},
	issn = {0021-9258},
	doi = {10.1074/jbc.M111.233734},
	url = {http://www.jbc.org/cgi/doi/10.1074/jbc.M111.233734},
	author = {Karpowicz, Steven J. and Prochnik, Simon E. and Grossman, Arthur R. and Merchant, Sabeeha S.}
}
@article {Ota2011,
	title = {Gymnochlora dimorpha sp. nov., a chlorarachniophyte with unique daughter cell behaviour.},
	journal = {Phycologia},
	volume = {50},
	year = {2011},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: 2011,rcc,sbr?hyto$_\textrmd$ipo},
	pages = {317{\textendash}326},
	keywords = {2011, rcc, SBR$_\textrmP$hyto$_\textrmD$PO, sbr?hyto$_\textrmd$ipo},
	doi = {10.2216/09-102.1},
	author = {Ota, S and Kudo, A and Ishida, K}
}
@article {Frada2010,
	title = {A guide to extant coccolithophores (Calcihaptophycidae, Haptophyta) using light microscopy.},
	journal = {Journal of Nannoplankton Research},
	volume = {31},
	year = {2010},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: 2010,rcc,sbr?hyto?ppo},
	pages = {58{\textendash}112},
	keywords = {2010, ? No DOI found, rcc, SBR$_\textrmP$hyto$_\textrmE$PPO, sbr?hyto?ppo},
	author = {Frada, Miguel and Young, Jeremy and Cach{\~a}o, M{\'a}rio and Lino, S{\'\i}lvia and Martins, Ana and Narciso, {\'A}urea and Probert, Ian and de Vargas, Colomban}
}
@article {Worden2009,
	title = {Green evolution and dynamic adaptations revealed by genomes of the marine picoeukaryotes Micromonas},
	journal = {Science},
	volume = {324},
	year = {2009},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: RCC299,RCC827},
	pages = {268{\textendash}272},
	abstract = {The photosynthetic picoeukaryote Micromonas thrives from tropical to polar marine ecosystems and belongs to an anciently diverged sister clade to land plants. We sequenced genomes from two Micromonas isolates (22 Mb, CCMP1545; 21 Mb, RCC299) and the results improve understanding of their ecology and green-lineage evolution. Despite high 18S rDNA sequence identity, only 90\% of their predicted genes were shared. Novel intronic repeat elements in CCMP1545, otherwise found only in metagenomic data, and unique riboswitch arrangements emphasized their independent evolutionary paths. Phylogenomic profiles revealed putative ancestral features, but also indicated selection/acquisition processes are actively shaping a {\textquoteleft}unique{\textquoteright} gene pool in each differently than {\textquoteleft}core{\textquoteright} genes. Current climate-change trajectories are predicted to produce conditions favoring picophytoplankton, making Micromonas potential indicators of biological change in ocean ecosystems.},
	keywords = {rcc, RCC299, RCC827, SBR$_\textrmP$hyto$_\textrmD$PO, SBR$_\textrmP$hyto$_\textrmE$PPO},
	doi = {10.1126/science.1167222},
	author = {Worden, A Z and Lee, J.- H and Mock, T and Rouz{\'e}, P and Simmons, M P and Aerts, A L and Allen, A E and Cuvelier, M L and Derelle, E and Everett, M V and Foulon, E and Grimwood, J and Gundlach, H and Henrissat, B and Napoli, C and McDonald, S M and Parker, M S and Rombauts, S and Salamov, A and Von Dassow, P and Badger, J H and Coutinho, P M and Demir, E and Dubchak, I and Gentemann, C and Eikrem, W and Gready, J E and John, U and Lanier, W and Lindquist, E A and Lucas, S and Mayer, K F X and Moreau, H and Not, F and Otillar, R and Panaud, O and Pangilinan, J and Paulsen, I and Piegu, B and Poliakov, A and Robbens, S and Schmutz, J and Toulza, E and Wyss, T and Zelensky, A and Zhou, K and Armbrust, E V and Bhattacharya, D and Goodenough, U W and Van de Peer, Y and Grigoriev, I V}
}
@article {Wolhowe2009,
	title = {Growth phase dependent hydrogen isotopic fractionation in alkenone-producing haptophytes},
	journal = {Biogeosciences},
	volume = {6},
	number = {8},
	year = {2009},
	note = {ISBN: 1726-4170 tex.mendeley-tags: 2009,rcc},
	pages = {1681{\textendash}1694},
	abstract = {Recent works have investigated use of the hydrogen isotopic composition Of C-37 alkenones (delta D-K37s), lipid biomarkers of certain haptophyte microalgae, as an independent paleosalinity proxy. We discuss herein the factors impeding the success of such an application and identify the potential alternative use of delta D-K37s measurements as a proxy for non-thermal, physiological stress impacts on the U-37(K{\textquoteright}) paleotemperature index. Batch-culture experiments with the haptophyte Emiliania huxleyi (CCMP 1742) were conducted to determine the magnitude and variability of the isotopic contrasts between individual C-37 alkenones. Further experiments were conducted with Emiliania huxleyi (CCMP 1742) and Gephyrocapsa oceanica (PZ3-1) to determine whether, and to what extent, delta D-K37s varies between the physiological extremes of nutrient-replete exponential growth and nutrient-depleted senescence. Emiliania huxleyi was observed to exhibit an isotopic contrast between di- and tri-unsaturated C-37 alkenones (alpha(K37:3-K37:2)approximate to 0.97) that is nearly identical to that reported recently by others for environmental samples. Furthermore, this contrast appears to be constant with growth stage. The consistency of the offset across different growth stages suggests that a single, well-defined value for alpha(K37:3-K37:2) may exist and that its use in an isotope mass-balance will allow accurate determination of delta D values for individual alkenones without having to rely on time- and labor-intensive chemical separations. The isotopic fractionation between growth medium and C-37 alkenones was observed to increase dramatically upon the onset of nutrient-depletion-induced senescence, suggesting that delta D-K37s, may serve as an objective tool for recognizing and potentially correcting, at least semi-quantitatively, for the effects of nutrient stress on U-37(K{\textquoteright}) temperature records.},
	keywords = {2009, rcc, RCC1300, SBR$_\textrmP$hyto$_\textrmE$PPO},
	doi = {10.5194/bg-6-1681-2009},
	author = {Wolhowe, M D and Prahl, F G and Probert, I and Maldonado, M}
}
@article {Misumi2008,
	title = {Genome analysis and its significance in four unicellular algae, Cyanidioshyzon merolae, Ostreococcus tauri, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, and Thalassiosira pseudonana},
	journal = {Journal of Plant Research},
	volume = {121},
	number = {1},
	year = {2008},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: RCC,rcc},
	pages = {3{\textendash}17},
	abstract = {Algae play a more important role than land plants in the maintenance of the global environment and productivity. Progress in genome analyses of these organisms means that we can now obtain information on algal genomes, global annotation and gene expression. The full genome information for several algae has already been analyzed. Whole genomes of the red alga Cyanidioshyzon merolae, the green algae Ostreococcus tauri and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, and the diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana have been sequenced. Genome composition and the features of cells among the four algae were compared. Each alga maintains basic genes as photosynthetic eukaryotes and possesses additional gene groups to represent their particular characteristics. This review discusses and introduces the latest research that makes the best use of the particular features of each organism and the significance of genome analysis to study biological phenomena. In particular, examples of post-genome studies of organelle multiplication in C. merolae based on analyzed genome information are presented.},
	keywords = {rcc},
	url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve\&db=PubMed\&dopt=Citation\&list_uids=18074102},
	author = {Misumi, O and Yoshida, Y and Nishida, K and Fujiwara, T and Sakajiri, T and Hirooka, S and Nishimura, Y and Kuroiwa, T}
}
@article {Derelle2006,
	title = {Genome analysis of the smallest free-living eukaryote Ostreococcus tauri unveils many unique features},
	journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
	volume = {103},
	number = {31},
	year = {2006},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: RCC745},
	pages = {11647{\textendash}11652},
	abstract = {The green lineage is reportedly 1,500 million years old, evolving shortly after the endosymbiosis event that gave rise to early photosynthetic eukaryotes. In this study, we unveil the complete genome sequence of an ancient member of this lineage, the unicellular green alga Ostreococcus tauri (Prasinophyceae). This cosmopolitan marine primary producer is the world{\textquoteright}s smallest free-living eukaryote known to date. Features likely reflecting optimization of environmentally relevant pathways, including resource acquisition, unusual photosynthesis apparatus, and genes potentially involved in C4 photosynthesis, were observed, as was downsizing of many gene families. Overall, the 12.56-Mb nuclear genome has an extremely high gene density, in part because of extensive reduction of intergenic regions and other forms of compaction such as gene fusion. However, the genome is structurally complex. It exhibits previously unobserved levels of heterogeneity for a eukaryote. Two chromosomes differ structurally from the other eighteen. Both have a significantly biased G+C content, and, remarkably, they contain the majority of transposable elements. Many chromosome 2 genes also have unique codon usage and splicing, but phylogenetic analysis and composition do not support alien gene origin. In contrast, most chromosome 19 genes show no similarity to green lineage genes and a large number of them are specialized in cell surface processes. Taken together, the complete genome sequence, unusual features, and downsized gene families, make O. tauri an ideal model system for research on eukaryotic genome evolution, including chromosome specialization and green lineage ancestry.},
	keywords = {rcc, RCC745, SBR$_\textrmP$hyto},
	doi = {10.1073/pnas.0604795103},
	url = {http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/103/31/11647},
	author = {Derelle, Evelyne and Ferraz, Conchita and Rombauts, Stephane and Rouze, Pierre and Worden, Alexandra Z and Robbens, Steven and Partensky, Fr{\'e}d{\'e}ric and Degroeve, Sven and Echeynie, Sophie and Cooke, Richard and Saeys, Yvan and Wuyts, Jan and Jabbari, Kamel and Bowler, Chris and Panaud, Olivier and Piegu, Benoit and Ball, Steven G and Ral, Jean-Philippe and Bouget, Fran{\c c}ois-Yves and Piganeau, Gwenael and De Baets, Bernard and Picard, Andr{\'e} and Delseny, Michel and Demaille, Jacques and Van de Peer, Yves and Moreau, Herv{\'e}}
}
@article {palenik_genome_2006,
	title = {Genome sequence of Synechococcus CC9311: Insights into adaptation to a coastal environment},
	journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences},
	volume = {103},
	number = {36},
	year = {2006},
	note = {Publisher: National Academy of Sciences Section: Biological Sciences},
	pages = {13555{\textendash}13559},
	abstract = {Coastal aquatic environments are typically more highly productive and dynamic than open ocean ones. Despite these differences, cyanobacteria from the genus Synechococcus are important primary producers in both types of ecosystems. We have found that the genome of a coastal cyanobacterium, Synechococcus sp. strain CC9311, has significant differences from an open ocean strain, Synechococcus sp. strain WH8102, and these are consistent with the differences between their respective environments. CC9311 has a greater capacity to sense and respond to changes in its (coastal) environment. It has a much larger capacity to transport, store, use, or export metals, especially iron and copper. In contrast, phosphate acquisition seems less important, consistent with the higher concentration of phosphate in coastal environments. CC9311 is predicted to have differences in its outer membrane lipopolysaccharide, and this may be characteristic of the speciation of some cyanobacterial groups. In addition, the types of potentially horizontally transferred genes are markedly different between the coastal and open ocean genomes and suggest a more prominent role for phages in horizontal gene transfer in oligotrophic environments.},
	keywords = {cyanobacteria, genomics, Marine, RCC1086},
	issn = {0027-8424, 1091-6490},
	doi = {10.1073/pnas.0602963103},
	url = {https://www.pnas.org/content/103/36/13555},
	author = {Palenik, Brian and Ren, Qinghu and Dupont, Chris L. and Myers, Garry S. and Heidelberg, John F. and Badger, Jonathan H. and Madupu, Ramana and Nelson, William C. and Brinkac, Lauren M. and Dodson, Robert J. and Durkin, A. Scott and Daugherty, Sean C. and Sullivan, Stephen A. and Khouri, Hoda and Mohamoud, Yasmin and Halpin, Rebecca and Paulsen, Ian T.}
}
@article {Palenik2006,
	title = {Genome sequence of Synechococcus CC9311: Insights into adaptation to a coastal environment},
	journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
	volume = {103},
	number = {36},
	year = {2006},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: RCC,rcc},
	pages = {13555{\textendash}13559},
	abstract = {Coastal aquatic environments are typically more highly productive and dynamic than open ocean ones. Despite these differences, cyanobacteria from the genus Synechococcus are important primary producers in both types of ecosystems. We have found that the genome of a coastal cyanobacterium, Synechococcus sp. strain CC9311, has significant differences from an open ocean strain, Synechococcus sp. strain WH8102, and these are consistent with the differences between their respective environments. CC9311 has a greater capacity to sense and respond to changes in its (coastal) environment. It has a much larger capacity to transport, store, use, or export metals, especially iron and copper. In contrast, phosphate acquisition seems less important, consistent with the higher concentration of phosphate in coastal environments. CC9311 is predicted to have differences in its outer membrane lipopolysaccharide, and this may be characteristic of the speciation of some cyanobacterial groups. In addition, the types of potentially horizontally transferred genes are markedly different between the coastal and open ocean genomes and suggest a more prominent role for phages in horizontal gene transfer in oligotrophic environments.},
	keywords = {rcc},
	doi = {10.1073/pnas.0602963103},
	url = {http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/103/36/13555},
	author = {Palenik, Brian and Ren, Qinghu and Dupont, Chris L and Myers, Garry S and Heidelberg, John F and Badger, Jonathan H and Madupu, Ramana and Nelson, William C and Brinkac, Lauren M and Dodson, Robert J and Durkin, A Scott and Daugherty, Sean C and Sullivan, Stephen A and Khouri, Hoda and Mohamoud, Yasmin and Halpin, Rebecca and Paulsen, Ian T}
}
@article {Slapeta2006,
	title = {Global dispersal and ancient cryptic species in the smallest marine eukaryotes},
	journal = {Molecular Biology and Evolution},
	volume = {23},
	number = {1},
	year = {2006},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: Micromonas,RCC,rcc},
	pages = {23{\textendash}29},
	abstract = {Small eukaryotic species ({\textexclamdown}1 mm) are thought to behave as prokaryotes in that, lacking geographical barriers to their dispersal due to their tiny size, they are ubiquitous. Accordingly, the absence of geographical insulation would imply the existence of a relatively small number of microeukaryotic species. To test these ideas, we sequenced and compared several nuclear, mitochondrial, and chloroplast genes from the isolates of a marine picoeukaryotic alga ([\~]2 microm), Micromonas pusilla, collected worldwide. Independent and combined phylogenetic analyses demonstrate that this traditional single morphospecies actually comprises several independent lineages, some of which are shown to be ubiquitous in oceans. However, while some lineages group closely related strains, others form distant clusters, revealing the existence of cryptic species. Moreover, molecular dating using a relaxed clock suggests that their first diversification may have started as early as during the Late Cretaceous ([\~]65 MYA), implying that "M. pusilla" is the oldest group of cryptic species known to date. Our results illustrate that global dispersal of a picoeukaryote is possible in oceans, but this does not imply a reduced species number. On the contrary, we show that the morphospecies concept is untenable because it overlooks a large genetic and species diversity and may lead to incorrect biological assumptions.},
	keywords = {Micromonas, rcc},
	doi = {10.1093/molbev/msj001},
	url = {http://mbe.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/23/1/23},
	author = {Slapeta, Jan and L{\'o}pez-Garc{\'\i}a, P and Moreira, David}
}
@article {Robbens2005,
	title = {Genome-wide analysis of core cell cycle genes in the unicellular green alga Ostreococcus tauri},
	journal = {Molecular Biology and Evolution},
	volume = {22},
	number = {3},
	year = {2005},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: RCC745},
	pages = {589{\textendash}597},
	abstract = {The cell cycle has been extensively studied in various organisms, and the recent access to an overwhelming amount of genomic data has given birth to a new integrated approach called comparative genomics. Comparing the cell cycle across species shows that its regulation is evolutionarily conserved; the best-known example is the pivotal role of cyclin-dependent kinases in all the eukaryotic lineages hitherto investigated. Interestingly, the molecular network associated with the activity of the CDK-cyclin complexes is also evolutionarily conserved, thus, defining a core cell cycle set of genes together with lineage-specific adaptations. In this paper, we describe the core cell cycle genes of Ostreococcus tauri, the smallest free-living eukaryotic cell having a minimal cellular organization with a nucleus, a single chloroplast, and only one mitochondrion. This unicellular marine green alga, which has diverged at the base of the green lineage, shows the minimal yet complete set of core cell cycle genes described to date. It has only one homolog of CDKA, CDKB, CDKD, cyclin A, cyclin B, cyclin D, cyclin H, Cks, Rb, E2F, DP, DEL, Cdc25, and Wee L We have also added the APC and SCF E3 ligases to the core cell cycle gene set. We discuss the potential of genome-wide analysis in the identification of divergent orthologs of cell cycle genes in different lineages by mining the genomes of evolutionarily important and strategic organisms.},
	keywords = {Anaphase Promoting Complex, Arabidopsis Thaliana, Cdk Activity, cell division cycle, Chlorophyta, cyclin, cyclin dependant kinase, Green alga, Kinase, Ostreococcus tauri, Plant, Prasinophyceae, rcc, RCC745, Retinoblastoma Protein, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Yeast},
	doi = {10.1093/molbev/msi044},
	author = {Robbens, S and Khadaroo, B and Camasses, A and Derelle, E and Ferraz, C and Inze, D and Van, de Peer Y and Moreau, H}
}
@article {Palenik2003,
	title = {The genome of a motile marine Synechococcus},
	journal = {Nature},
	volume = {424},
	number = {6952},
	year = {2003},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: 2003,rcc,sbr?hyto},
	pages = {1037{\textendash}1042},
	abstract = {Marine unicellular cyanobacteria are responsible for an estimated 20-40\% of chlorophyll biomass and carbon fixation in the oceans(1). Here we have sequenced and analysed the 2.4-megabase genome of Synechococcus sp. strain WH8102, revealing some of the ways that these organisms have adapted to their largely oligotrophic environment. WH8102 uses organic nitrogen and phosphorus sources and more sodium-dependent transporters than a model freshwater cyanobacterium. Furthermore, it seems to have adopted strategies for conserving limited iron stores by using nickel and cobalt in some enzymes, has reduced its regulatory machinery (consistent with the fact that the open ocean constitutes a far more constant and buffered environment than fresh water), and has evolved a unique type of swimming motility. The genome of WH8102 seems to have been greatly influenced by horizontal gene transfer, partially through phages. The genetic material contributed by horizontal gene transfer includes genes involved in the modification of the cell surface and in swimming motility. On the basis of its genome, WH8102 is more of a generalist than two related marine cyanobacteria(2).},
	keywords = {2003, Cyanobacterium Synechococcus, Degradation, Ecology, Gene, IDENTIFICATION, Polypeptide, Prochlorococcus, rcc, SBR$_\textrmP$hyto, sbr?hyto, SEQUENCE, Sp Pcc7942, Strains},
	doi = {10.1038/nature01943},
	author = {Palenik, B and Brahamsha, B and Larimer, F W and Land, M and Hauser, L and Chain, P and Lamerdin, J and Regala, W and Allen, E E and McCarren, J and Paulsen, I and Dufresne, A and Partensky, F and Webb, E A and Waterbury, J}
}
@article {Laloui2002,
	title = {Genotyping of axenic and non-axenic isolates of the genus Prochlorococcus and the OMF-{\textquoteright}Synechococcus{\textquoteright} clade by size, sequence analysis or RFLP of the Internal Transcribed Spacer of the ribosomal operon},
	journal = {Microbiology},
	volume = {148},
	number = {2},
	year = {2002},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: 2002,rcc,sbr?hyto},
	pages = {453{\textendash}465},
	abstract = {PCR amplicons of the Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) of the rrn operon of three axenic OMF (oceanic, marine and freshwater) strains of {\textquoteright}Synechococcus{\textquoteright} (wH7803, PCC 7001 and PCC 6307, respectively) differ greatly in length from that of the axenic Prochlorococcus marinus subsp. pastoris PCC 9511(T), although these four cyanobacteria cluster relatively closely in phylogenetic trees inferred from 165 rRNA gene sequences. The ITSs of three strains (PCC 9511(T), PCC 6307 and PCC 7001) were sequenced and compared with those available for strains Prochlorococcus MED4 (CCMP 1378) and MIT9313 from genome sequencing projects. In spite of large differences in length, sequence and mean DNA base composition, conserved domains important for transcriptional antitermination and folding of the rRNA transcripts were identified in all ITSs. A new group-specific primer permitted ITS amplification even with non-axenic isolates of Prochlorococcus and one OMF-{\textquoteright}Synechococcus{\textquoteright} strain. Prochlorococcus isolates of the high-light-adapted clade (HL) differed from representatives of the low-light-adapted Glade (LL) by the length of their ITS. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of the ITS amplicons revealed three subclusters among the HL strains. Size, sequence data and RFLP of the ITS amplicons will therefore be valuable markers for the identification of different Prochlorococcus genotypes and for their discrimination from other cyanobacterial relatives with which they often co-exist in oceanic ecosystems.},
	keywords = {2002, Blue Green Alga, Chlorophyll B, community structure, cyanobacteria, Escherichia Coli, Marine Prokaryote, Multiple Evolutionary Origins, North Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, rcc, Rna Operon, SBR$_\textrmP$hyto, sbr?hyto},
	doi = {10.1099/00221287-148-2-453},
	author = {Laloui, W and Palinska, K A and Rippka, R and Partensky, F and de Marsac, N T and Herdman, M and Iteman, I}
}
@article {Guillou2001,
	title = {Grazing impact of two small heterotrophic flagellates on Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus},
	journal = {Aquatic Microbial Ecology},
	volume = {26},
	number = {2},
	year = {2001},
	note = {tex.mendeley-tags: 2001,rcc,sbr?hyto},
	pages = {201{\textendash}207},
	abstract = {In open oceanic waters, phytoplankton biomass is dominated by organisms below 2 to 3 mum in size (pico- and small nanophytoplankton). The cell concentration of these populations is very stable in time and space as a consequence of nutrient limitation and strong grazing pressure, Although the identity of the organisms that directly graze on picoplankton is largely unknown, they are thought to be very small, i.e. {\textexclamdown}3 to 5 {\textexclamdown}mu{\textquestiondown}m, Here, we analyze the grazing impact of 2 small flagellates, Symbiomonas scintillans and Picophagus flagellatus, upon 2 oceanic cyanobacteria, Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus. S. scintillans does not feed on the 2 cyanobacteria. In contrast, P. flagellatus appears as an active predator capable of drastically reducing prey concentrations. The flagellate displays a substantial division rate of the order of 2 doublings d(-1) when fed on Prochlorococcus cells, but no significant growth is recorded when Synechococcus is used as prey. As the majority ({\textquestiondown} 80\%) of P. flagellatus cells can pass throughout a 2 mum filter, the impact of such tiny predators should be taken into consideration during field experiments that rely on size fractionation to separate grazers from prey.},
	keywords = {2001, Algal Class, Equatorial Pacific, Growth Rates, Laboratory Cultures, Marine, Nanoplankton, PICODIV, picoplankton, Prey, rcc, SBR$_\textrmP$hyto, sbr?hyto, Size, Sp Nov},
	doi = {10.3354/ame026201},
	author = {Guillou, L and Jacquet, S and Chr{\'e}tiennot-Dinet, M.-J. and Vaulot, D}
}
