RRC ID 27128
著者 Arima H, Horiguchi N, Takaichi S, Kofuji R, Ishida K, Wada K, Sakamoto T.
タイトル Molecular genetic and chemotaxonomic characterization of the terrestrial cyanobacterium Nostoc commune and its neighboring species.
ジャーナル FEMS Microbiol Ecol
Abstract The phylogeny of the terrestrial cyanobacterium Nostoc commune and its neighboring Nostoc species was studied using molecular genetic and chemotaxonomic approaches. At least eight genotypes of N. commune were characterized by the differences among 16S rRNA gene sequences and the petH gene encoding ferredoxin-NADP⁺ oxidoreductase and by random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis. The genotypes of N. commune were distributed in Japan without regional specificity. The nrtP gene encoding NrtP-type nitrate/nitrite permease was widely distributed in the genus Nostoc, suggesting that the occurrence of the nrtP gene can be one of the characteristic features that separate cyanobacteria into two groups. The wspA gene encoding a 36-kDa water stress protein was only found in N. commune and Nostoc verrucosum, suggesting that these Nostoc species that form massive colonies with extracellular polysaccharides can be exclusively characterized by the occurrence of the wspA gene. Fifteen species of Nostoc and Anabaena were investigated by comparing their carotenoid composition. Three groups with distinct patterns of carotenoids were related to the phylogenic tree constructed on the basis of 16S rRNA sequences. Nostoc commune and Nostoc punctiforme were clustered in one monophyletic group and characterized by the occurrence of nostoxanthin, canthaxanthin, and myxol glycosides.
巻・号 79(1)
ページ 34-45
公開日 2012-1-1
DOI 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01195.x
PMID 22066798
MeSH Anabaena / genetics* Anabaena / metabolism Anabaena / pathogenicity Base Sequence Canthaxanthin / metabolism Carotenoids / metabolism Genes, rRNA Genetic Variation Japan Molecular Sequence Data Nitrates / metabolism Nitrites / metabolism Nostoc commune / genetics* Nostoc commune / metabolism Nostoc commune / pathogenicity Phylogeny RNA, Ribosomal, 16S Xanthophylls / metabolism
IF 3.675
引用数 29
WOS 分野 MICROBIOLOGY
リソース情報
藻類 NIES-24 NIES-28 NIES-2107 NIES-2108