• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.739-749
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• 2013

The seasonal and spatial diversity of picocyanobacteria (Pcy) in lakes of the Great Mazurian Lakes (GLM) system was examined by DGGE analysis of molecular markers derived from the 16S-23S internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of the ribosomal operon and the phycocyanin operon (cpcBA-IGS). The study of nine lakes, ranging from mesotrophy to hypereutrophy, demonstrated seasonal variance of Pcy. The richness and Shannon diversity index calculated on the basis of both markers were higher in spring and lower in early and late summer. No statistically significant relationships were found between the markers and trophic status of the studied lakes or Pcy abundance. There were, however, statistically significant relationships between the diversity indices and sampling time. The analysis pointed to a different distribution of the two markers. The ITS marker exhibited more unique sequences in time and space, whereas a greater role for common and ubiquitous sequences was indicated by the cpcBA-IGS data. Examination of the Pcy community structure demonstrated that communities were grouped in highly similar clusters according to sampling season/time rather than to the trophic status of the lake. Our results suggest that time is more important than trophic status in shaping the diversity and structure of Pcy communities. The seasonal changes in picocyanobacteria and differences in diversity and community structures are discussed in the context of well-established ecological hypotheses: the PEG model, intermediate disturbance hypothesis (IDH), and horizontal gene transfer (HGT).

• ALGAE
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.223-232
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• 2015

More than 20 and 10 clades / ecotypes of Synechococcus and Prochlorococcus, respectively, have been identified in various oceanic regions. However, their diversity has yet to be thoroughly studied in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Further, spatial distribution of Synechococcus clades in the oligotrophic oceans has been scarcely characterized. To elucidate picocyanobacterial lineage distribution in the northwest Pacific Ocean, 16S-23S internal transcribed spacer sequences of picocyanobacteria were sequenced by barcoded amplicon pyrosequencing method. Additional pyrosequencing library using a primer specific for the Synechococcus subcluster-5.1 was constructed to thoroughly understand Synechococcus diversity in the oligotrophic oceans. In warm pool area, Prochlorococcus was predominant and showed a distinct depthpartitioning between HLII and LL ecotypes. Despite low abundances, diverse Synechococcus clades appeared in the oligotrophic open ocean, showing both vertical and horizontal niche partitioning. Clade II was the predominant Synechococcus clade, especially in upper euphotic depths. In shallow and middle euphotic depths, clades UC-A, III, and CRD1 were distributed broadly. However, a distinct shift in the horizontal distribution was found at ca. $20^{\circ}N$. Conversely, clades XVII and CRD2 dominated at deep euphotic depths and constituted a higher proportion than clade II. These niche-partitioning of Synechococcus clades seemed to be related with temperature, nutrient concentration as well as iron concentration.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.192-198
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• 2015

초미소식물플랑크톤은 지름 $3{\mu}m$ 이하의 작은 크기에도 불구하고 열대 외양 뿐만 아니라 온대의 연안 해역에서도 일차생산자로서 중요한 기능을 한다. 초미소식물플랑크톤 중 Synechococcus와 Prochlorococcus는 현재까지 20여개 및 10여개 이상의 clade가 확인되어 유전적 다양성이 매우 높고, 주요 clade들의 생물지리학적 분포 및 생태적 특성도 잘 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 계절적 변동이 뚜렷하고, 난류와 한류의 영향으로 다양한 물리적 특성이 나타나는 독도 주변 해역에서 초미소남세균의 개체수 및 유전적 다양성을 조사함으로써, 독도 주변 해역에서 초미소남세균 다양성의 분포 특성과 환경과의 연관성을 이해하고자 하였다. Synechococcus 개체수는 겨울에 낮고 수온이 점차 증가함에 따라 지수적으로 증가한 후 $20^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 포화되는 양상을 보였다. 반면, Prochlorococcus는 대부분의 시기에 나타나지 않거나, 소수로 출현하는 것으로 파악되었다. 그러나, 여름에는 HLII 생태형에 속하는 Prochlorococcus가 약 7%정도까지 출현하였다. 봄과 초여름에 초미소남세균의 개체수는 주로 저온성인 Synechococcus clade I과 IV의 성장에 의해 증가되는 것으로 나타났으며, 이후 8월에는 난수와 빈영양 환경을 선호하는 clade II를 포함한 다양한 clade의 Synechococcus가 이들을 대체하며 높은 개체수를 유지하는 양상을 보였다. 그러나 하계에도 엽록소 최대층에서는 수온이 $9{\sim}17^{\circ}C$ 정도로 낮아 여전히 저온성 clade I과 IV가 우점하였다. 엽록소 최대층에서 Synechococcus 개체수 증가에 수온 이외에 수층의 안정도도 중요한 요인으로 나타났으며, Synechococcus의 다양성도 대체로 수온 분포에 의해 잘 설명될 수 있었으나, 물리적 특성이 다른 수괴의 유입과 혼합도 다양성의 분포를 결정하는 중요한 요인으로 파악되었다. 따라서, 독도 주변해의 부유성 생물의 생태를 이해하기 위해서는 계절적 환경 변동뿐만 아니라 다양한 물리적 과정도 고려되어져야 할 것으로 보인다.

• ALGAE
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.231-241
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• 2016

We examined the genetic diversity and abundance of picocyanobacteria using barcoded amplicon sequencing approaches and flow cytometry in the East Sea and the East China Sea to determine the distribution patterns of diversity during spring in seas adjacent to the Korean Peninsula. Synechococcus clades I and IV, which have been known as cold-adapted ecotypes, dominated at most stations. However, the relative abundances of the two dominant clades differed in their spatial patterns. Clade I was exclusively dominant in the shelf area of the East China Sea and the north East Sea. However, the dominant genotypes belonging to clade I had different spatial distributions in the two areas and responded oppositely to seawater temperature. The dominance of distinct genotypes under the different ecological conditions suggests the presence of ecologically different ecotypes within the clade. Abundances of clade IV were greater than those of clade I at most stations in the southwest East Sea, showing an apparently different pattern from that of the other areas. A warm-water adapted clade II was observed at significant levels only at stations located in the eastern East China Sea affected by a branch of the warm Kuroshio Current. These results suggest that the physicochemical properties of influencing water masses play an important role in determining the distribution of Synechococcus genotypes.