Chalicogloea cavernicola gen. nov. sp. nov.(Chroococcales, Cyanobacteria) from low light aerophytic environments: Combined molecular, phenotypic and ecological criteria

Abstract

This work characterizes a unicellular cyanobacterium with nearly spherical cells and thin-outlined sheaths forming coherent packets that grows on rocky substrates in semiarid areas. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence and its secondary structure, as well as the internal transcribed spacer sequences and morphological and ecological features, revealed a unique position within the Chroococcales and led to the proposal of a new genus, Chalicogloea gen. nov., represented by the species Chalicogloea caespitosa gen. nov., sp. nov.

Javier del Campo

Group Leader

My research aims at understanding the global diversity and distribution of eukaryotic and prokaryotic microbes employing curated phylogenetic frameworks focusing on novel environmental taxa.