Genome Sequences of Two Microcystis aeruginosa (Chroococcales, Cyanobacteria) Strains from Florida (United States) with Disparate Toxigenic Potentials

Forrest W Lefler; Maximiliano Barbosa; David E Berthold; H Dail Laughinghouse 4th

doi:10.1128/MRA.00844-20

Genome Sequences of Two Microcystis aeruginosa (Chroococcales, Cyanobacteria) Strains from Florida (United States) with Disparate Toxigenic Potentials

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2020 Sep 24;9(39):e00844-20. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00844-20.

Authors

Forrest W Lefler¹, Maximiliano Barbosa¹, David E Berthold¹, H Dail Laughinghouse 4th²

Affiliations

¹ Agronomy Department, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Davie, Florida, USA.
² Agronomy Department, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Davie, Florida, USA hlaughinghouse@ufl.edu.

Abstract

Here, we report the draft genomes of two Microcystis aeruginosa strains, i.e., M. aeruginosa BLCC-F108, which was isolated from a toxic bloom in eutrophic waters in Lake Okeechobee (Florida, USA), and M. aeruginosa BLCC-F158, which was isolated from mesotrophic waters in Lake Tohopekaliga (Florida, USA). Genomic analyses show disparate toxin potentials for these two strains.