Millimeter-scale genetic gradients and community-level molecular convergence in a hypersaline microbial mat
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To investigate the extent of genetic stratification in structured microbial communities, we compared the metagenomes of 10 successive layers of a phylogenetically complex hypersaline mat from Guerrero Negro, Mexico. We found pronounced millimeter-scale genetic gradients that were consistent with the physicochemical profile of the mat. Despite these gradients, all layers displayed near-identical and acid-shifted isoelectric point profiles due to a molecular convergence of amino-acid usage, indicating that hypersalinity enforces an overriding selective pressure on the mat community.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Molecular Systems Biology
دوره 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008