Genomic And Physiological Characterisation Of Selected Arctic, Temperate And Tropical Pseudanabaena Strains

Three filamentous cyanobacteria strains obtained from the High Arctic Svalbard archipelago, temperate (England) and tropical (Malaysia) regions were characterized using combined phenotypic and genetic approaches. Morphological and ultrastructural observations were performed together with growth m...

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spelling my-usm-ep.569312023-02-14T00:06:13Z Genomic And Physiological Characterisation Of Selected Arctic, Temperate And Tropical Pseudanabaena Strains 2019-05 Khan, Zoya QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution) Three filamentous cyanobacteria strains obtained from the High Arctic Svalbard archipelago, temperate (England) and tropical (Malaysia) regions were characterized using combined phenotypic and genetic approaches. Morphological and ultrastructural observations were performed together with growth measurements. Cell dimensions, thylakoid arrangement and apical cell shape of the Arctic and temperate strains were consistent with the description of Pseudanabaena catenata while the tropical strain was identified as Pseudanabaena amphigranulata. 16S rRNA gene analysis showed that the Arctic strain USMAC16 and temperate strain NIVA-CYA146 shared high sequence similarity (100% and 98%, respectively) with P. catenata SAG 1464-1. The tropical strain USMAC18 shared only 94% sequence similarity with Pseudanabaena sp. PCC 6802, suggesting that the strain is distinctly different from the strains currently available in the databases. All three strains showed identical internal transcribed spacer (ITS) configuration with other strains of Pseudanabaena. Cultures of each strain were exposed to various temperature and photoperiod treatments in order to examine phenotypic plasticity. The maximum cell length of Arctic and temperate strains (5.92±0.7 pm and 5.79±0.26 pm, respectively) was observed at 15°C culture temperature, and that of the tropical strain (5.7±0.07 pm) was at 25°C, all under 12L:12D hours (L: light, D: dark) photoperiod. 2019-05 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/56931/ http://eprints.usm.my/56931/1/ZOYA%20KHAN.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut Pusat Pengajian Sains Kajihayat
institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
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topic QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation
geographical distribution)
spellingShingle QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation
geographical distribution)
Khan, Zoya
Genomic And Physiological Characterisation Of Selected Arctic, Temperate And Tropical Pseudanabaena Strains
description Three filamentous cyanobacteria strains obtained from the High Arctic Svalbard archipelago, temperate (England) and tropical (Malaysia) regions were characterized using combined phenotypic and genetic approaches. Morphological and ultrastructural observations were performed together with growth measurements. Cell dimensions, thylakoid arrangement and apical cell shape of the Arctic and temperate strains were consistent with the description of Pseudanabaena catenata while the tropical strain was identified as Pseudanabaena amphigranulata. 16S rRNA gene analysis showed that the Arctic strain USMAC16 and temperate strain NIVA-CYA146 shared high sequence similarity (100% and 98%, respectively) with P. catenata SAG 1464-1. The tropical strain USMAC18 shared only 94% sequence similarity with Pseudanabaena sp. PCC 6802, suggesting that the strain is distinctly different from the strains currently available in the databases. All three strains showed identical internal transcribed spacer (ITS) configuration with other strains of Pseudanabaena. Cultures of each strain were exposed to various temperature and photoperiod treatments in order to examine phenotypic plasticity. The maximum cell length of Arctic and temperate strains (5.92±0.7 pm and 5.79±0.26 pm, respectively) was observed at 15°C culture temperature, and that of the tropical strain (5.7±0.07 pm) was at 25°C, all under 12L:12D hours (L: light, D: dark) photoperiod.
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qualification_name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
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author Khan, Zoya
author_facet Khan, Zoya
author_sort Khan, Zoya
title Genomic And Physiological Characterisation Of Selected Arctic, Temperate And Tropical Pseudanabaena Strains
title_short Genomic And Physiological Characterisation Of Selected Arctic, Temperate And Tropical Pseudanabaena Strains
title_full Genomic And Physiological Characterisation Of Selected Arctic, Temperate And Tropical Pseudanabaena Strains
title_fullStr Genomic And Physiological Characterisation Of Selected Arctic, Temperate And Tropical Pseudanabaena Strains
title_full_unstemmed Genomic And Physiological Characterisation Of Selected Arctic, Temperate And Tropical Pseudanabaena Strains
title_sort genomic and physiological characterisation of selected arctic, temperate and tropical pseudanabaena strains
granting_institution Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut
granting_department Pusat Pengajian Sains Kajihayat
publishDate 2019
url http://eprints.usm.my/56931/1/ZOYA%20KHAN.pdf
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