Dual thermal ecotypes co-exist within a nearly genetically-identical population of the unicellular marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus
J. Kling, M. D. Lee, E. A. Webb, J. T. Coelho, P. Wilburn, S. I. Anderson, Q. Zhou, C. Wang, M. D. Phan, C. T. Kremer, E. Litchman, T. A. Rynearson, D. A. Hutchins
The study identifies two thermal ecotypes within a nearly genetically identical Synechococcus population, showing functional diversity in temperature adaptation.
bioRxiv · May 27, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology