Genome Sequence of a Heterocystous Diazotroph Isolated from a Trichodesmium Consortium from the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre

Samantha Lei; Elaina D Graham; John F Heidelberg; Eric A Webb

doi:10.1128/mra.00453-22

Genome Sequence of a Heterocystous Diazotroph Isolated from a Trichodesmium Consortium from the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2023 Jan 24;12(1):e0045322. doi: 10.1128/mra.00453-22. Epub 2022 Dec 12.

Authors

Samantha Lei¹, Elaina D Graham², John F Heidelberg², Eric A Webb²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
² Department of Biological Sciences, Marine Environmental Biology Section, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Abstract

Diazotrophic cyanobacteria play a vital role in the nitrogen influx of the global marine ecosystem. In July 2010, colonies of Trichodesmium spp. were picked near Station ALOHA in the oligotrophic North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, and a novel heterocystous diazotroph (strain HetDA_MAG_MS3) belonging to the genus Rivularia was found living in close association; it was cultured and sequenced.