Elucidating the picocyanobacteria salinity divide through ecogenomics of new freshwater isolates.
Brackish
Cyanobium
Freshwater
Genomics
Marine
Salinity divide
Synechococcus
Journal
BMC biology
ISSN: 1741-7007
Titre abrégé: BMC Biol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101190720
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 08 2022
08 08 2022
Historique:
received:
21
02
2022
accepted:
26
07
2022
entrez:
8
8
2022
pubmed:
9
8
2022
medline:
11
8
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Cyanobacteria are the major prokaryotic primary producers occupying a range of aquatic habitats worldwide that differ in levels of salinity, making them a group of interest to study one of the major unresolved conundrums in aquatic microbiology which is what distinguishes a marine microbe from a freshwater one? We address this question using ecogenomics of a group of picocyanobacteria (cluster 5) that have recently evolved to inhabit geographically disparate salinity niches. Our analysis is made possible by the sequencing of 58 new genomes from freshwater representatives of this group that are presented here, representing a 6-fold increase in the available genomic data. Overall, freshwater strains had larger genomes (≈2.9 Mb) and %GC content (≈64%) compared to brackish (2.69 Mb and 64%) and marine (2.5 Mb and 58.5%) isolates. Genomic novelties/differences across the salinity divide highlighted acidic proteomes and specific salt adaptation pathways in marine isolates (e.g., osmolytes/compatible solutes - glycine betaine/ggp/gpg/gmg clusters and glycerolipids glpK/glpA), while freshwater strains possessed distinct ion/potassium channels, permeases (aquaporin Z), fatty acid desaturases, and more neutral/basic proteomes. Sulfur, nitrogen, phosphorus, carbon (photosynthesis), or stress tolerance metabolism while showing distinct genomic footprints between habitats, e.g., different types of transporters, did not obviously translate into major functionality differences between environments. Brackish microbes show a mixture of marine (salt adaptation pathways) and freshwater features, highlighting their transitional nature. The plethora of freshwater isolates provided here, in terms of trophic status preference and genetic diversity, exemplifies their ability to colonize ecologically diverse waters across the globe. Moreover, a trend towards larger and more flexible/adaptive genomes in freshwater picocyanobacteria may hint at a wider number of ecological niches in this environment compared to the relatively homogeneous marine system.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Cyanobacteria are the major prokaryotic primary producers occupying a range of aquatic habitats worldwide that differ in levels of salinity, making them a group of interest to study one of the major unresolved conundrums in aquatic microbiology which is what distinguishes a marine microbe from a freshwater one? We address this question using ecogenomics of a group of picocyanobacteria (cluster 5) that have recently evolved to inhabit geographically disparate salinity niches. Our analysis is made possible by the sequencing of 58 new genomes from freshwater representatives of this group that are presented here, representing a 6-fold increase in the available genomic data.
RESULTS
Overall, freshwater strains had larger genomes (≈2.9 Mb) and %GC content (≈64%) compared to brackish (2.69 Mb and 64%) and marine (2.5 Mb and 58.5%) isolates. Genomic novelties/differences across the salinity divide highlighted acidic proteomes and specific salt adaptation pathways in marine isolates (e.g., osmolytes/compatible solutes - glycine betaine/ggp/gpg/gmg clusters and glycerolipids glpK/glpA), while freshwater strains possessed distinct ion/potassium channels, permeases (aquaporin Z), fatty acid desaturases, and more neutral/basic proteomes. Sulfur, nitrogen, phosphorus, carbon (photosynthesis), or stress tolerance metabolism while showing distinct genomic footprints between habitats, e.g., different types of transporters, did not obviously translate into major functionality differences between environments. Brackish microbes show a mixture of marine (salt adaptation pathways) and freshwater features, highlighting their transitional nature.
CONCLUSIONS
The plethora of freshwater isolates provided here, in terms of trophic status preference and genetic diversity, exemplifies their ability to colonize ecologically diverse waters across the globe. Moreover, a trend towards larger and more flexible/adaptive genomes in freshwater picocyanobacteria may hint at a wider number of ecological niches in this environment compared to the relatively homogeneous marine system.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35941649
doi: 10.1186/s12915-022-01379-z
pii: 10.1186/s12915-022-01379-z
pmc: PMC9361551
doi:
Substances chimiques
Proteome
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
175Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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