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gen. nov., sp. nov. (Chroococcales, Cyanobacteria), isolated from paddy fields in Iran No Access

Abstract

In Iran, polyphasic studies of unicellular cyanobacteria are still scarce, with more emphasis being placed on filamentous cyanobacteria in paddy fields and fresh water regions. In an effort to increase the knowledge of the diversity of unicellular cyanobacteria from paddy fields in Iran, we have isolated and characterized a new unicellular cyanobacterium strain. The strain was studied using a polyphasic approach based on morphological, ecological and phylogenetic analyses of the 16S–23S ITS rRNA gene region. Complementarily, we have searched for the presence of cyanotoxin genes and analysed the pigment content of the strain. Results showed that the strain was morphologically indistinguishable from the genus , but phylogenetic analyses based on the Bayesian inference and maximum-likelihood methods placed the strain in a separated monophyletic and highly supported (0.99/98, posterior probability/maximum-likelihood) genus-level cluster, distant from and with as sister taxa. The calculated -distance for the 16S rRNA gene also reinforced the presence of a new genus, by showing 92 % similarity to . The D1–D1′, Box-B and V3 ITS secondary structures showed the uniqueness of this strain, as it shared no similar pattern with closest genera within the Chroococcales. For all these reasons, and in accordance with the International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi and Plants, we here proposed the description of a new genus with the name gen. nov. along with the description of a new species, sp. nov. (holotype: CCC1399-a; reference strains CCC1399-b; MCC 4116).

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Keyword(s): 16S rRNA , 16–23S ITS , Chroococcales , new genus , phylogeny and taxonomy
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Alborzia kermanshahica gen. nov., sp. nov. (Chroococcales, Cyanobacteria), isolated from paddy fields in Iran
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