David J. Scanlan

Unraveling the genomic mosaic of a ubiquitous genus of marine cyanobacteria (2008)

Dufresne, Alexis, Ostrowski, Martin, Scanlan, David J, Garczarek, Laurence, Mazard, Sophie, Palenik, Brian P, ...

Abstract Background The picocyanobacterial genus Synechococcus occurs over wide oceanic expanses, having colonized most available niches in the photic zone. Large scale distribution patterns of the...

Unraveling the genomic mosaic of a ubiquitous genus of marine cyanobacteria (2008)

Dufresne, Alexis, Ostrowski, Martin, Scanlan, David J., Garczarek, Laurence, Mazard, Sophie, Palenik, Brian P., ...

Background: The picocyanobacterial genus Synechococcus occurs over wide oceanic expanses, having colonized most available niches in the photic zone. Large scale distribution patterns of the different...

Diel rhythmicity in amino acid uptake by Prochlorococcus (2008)

Mary, Isabelle, Garczarek, Laurence, Tarran, Glen A., Kolowrat, Christian, Terry, Matthew J., Scanlan, David J., ...

The marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus, the most abundant phototrophic organism on Earth, numerically dominates the phytoplankton in nitrogen (N)-depleted oceanic gyres. Alongside inorganic N...

P-acquisition components of the Myxococcus xanthus Pho regulon are regulated by both phosphate availability and development (2008)

Whitworth, David E., Holmes, Antony B., Irvine, Alistair G., Hodgson, David A., Scanlan, David J.

In many organisms, phosphatase expression and phosphate (P) uptake are coordinately regulated by the Pho regulon. In Myxococcus xanthus P limitation initiates multicellular development, a process...

Light enhanced amino acid uptake by dominant bacterioplankton groups in surface waters of the Atlantic Ocean (2008)

Mary, Isabelle, Tarran, Glen A., Warwick, Phillip E., Terry, Matthew J., Scanlan, David J., Burkill, Peter H., ...

35S-Methionine and 3H-leucine bioassay tracer experiments were conducted on two meridional transatlantic cruises to assess whether dominant planktonic microorganisms use visible sunlight to enhance...

Diel rhythmicity in amino acid uptake by Prochlorococcus (2008)

Mary, Isabelle, Garczarek, Laurence, Tarran, Glen A., Kolowrat, Christian, Terry, Matthew J., Scanlan, David J., ...

The marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus, the most abundant phototrophic organism on Earth, numerically dominates the phytoplankton in nitrogen (N)-depleted oceanic gyres. Alongside inorganic N...

Unravelling the genomic mosaic of a ubiquitous genus of marine cyanobacteria (2008)

Dufresne, Alexis, Ostrowski, Martin, Ferriera, Steve, Johnson, Justin, Post, Anton F, Hess, Wolfgang R, ...

Background: The picocyanobacterial genus Synechococcus occurs over wide oceanic expanses, having colonized most available niches in the photic zone. Large scale distribution patterns of the different...

Diversity and evolution of phycobilisomes in marine Synechococcusspp.: a comparative genomics study (2007)

Six, Christophe, Thomas, Jean-Claude, Garczarek, Laurence, Ostrowski, Martin, Dufresne, Alexis, Blot, Nicolas, ...

Abstract Background Marine Synechococcus owe their specific vivid color (ranging from blue-green to orange) to their large extrinsic antenna complexes called phycobilisomes, comprising a central...

Diversity and evolution of phycobilisomes in marine Synechococcus spp.: a comparative genomics study (2007)

Six, Christophe, Thomas, Jean-Claude, Garczarek, Laurence, Ostrowski, Martin, Dufresne, Alexis, Blot, Nicolas, ...

Background Marine Synechococcus owe their specific vivid color (ranging from blue-green to orange) to their large extrinsic antenna complexes called phycobilisomes, comprising a central...

Pigment composition and adaptation in free-living and symbiotic strains of Acaryochloris marina (2007)

Chan, Yi-Wah, Nenninger, Anja, Clokie, Samuel J.H., Mann, Nicholas H., Scanlan, David J., Whitworth, Anna L., ...

This is the authors' final draft of the paper published as FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 207, 61(1), pp.65-73. The final published version is available from...

Comparative phosphorus nutrition of the marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus WH7803 and the marine diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii (1997)

Donald, Kirsten M., Scanlan, David J., Carr, Noel G., Mann, Nicholas H., Joint, Ian

Phosphate uptake kinetics of Synechococcus sp. WH7803 and Thalassiosira weissflogii were studied in axenic batch culture. Phosphate-replete Synechococcus sp. WH7803 cells have a lower affinity for...

Niche-Partitioning of Prochlorococcus Populations in a Stratified Water Column in the Eastern North Atlantic Ocean†

West, Nyree J., Scanlan, David J.

The in situ community structure of Prochlorococcus populations in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean was examined by analysis of Prochlorococcus 16S rDNA sequences with three independent approaches:...

Clade-Specific 16S Ribosomal DNA Oligonucleotides Reveal the Predominance of a Single Marine Synechococcus Clade throughout a Stratified Water Column in the Red Sea

Fuller, Nicholas J., Marie, Dominique, Partensky, Frédéric, Vaulot, Daniel, Post, Anton F., Scanlan, David J.

Phylogenetic relationships among members of the marine Synechococcus genus were determined following sequencing of the 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) from 31 novel cultured isolates from the Red Sea and...

Genome sequence of the cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus marinus SS120, a nearly minimal oxyphototrophic genome

Dufresne, Alexis, Salanoubat, Marcel, Partensky, Frédéric, Artiguenave, François, Axmann, Ilka M., Barbe, Valérie, ...

Prochlorococcus marinus, the dominant photosynthetic organism in the ocean, is found in two main ecological forms: high-light-adapted genotypes in the upper part of the water column and...

Prochlorococcus Ecotype Abundances in the North Atlantic Ocean As Revealed by an Improved Quantitative PCR Method†

Zinser, Erik R., Coe, Allison, Johnson, Zackary I., Martiny, Adam C., Fuller, Nicholas J., Scanlan, David J., ...

The cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus numerically dominates the photosynthetic community in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world's oceans. Six evolutionary lineages of Prochlorococcus have...

Niche-Partitioning of Prochlorococcus Populations in a Stratified Water Column in the Eastern North Atlantic Ocean†

West, Nyree J., Scanlan, David J.

The in situ community structure of Prochlorococcus populations in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean was examined by analysis of Prochlorococcus 16S rDNA sequences with three independent approaches:...

Clade-Specific 16S Ribosomal DNA Oligonucleotides Reveal the Predominance of a Single Marine Synechococcus Clade throughout a Stratified Water Column in the Red Sea

Fuller, Nicholas J., Marie, Dominique, Partensky, Frédéric, Vaulot, Daniel, Post, Anton F., Scanlan, David J.

Phylogenetic relationships among members of the marine Synechococcus genus were determined following sequencing of the 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) from 31 novel cultured isolates from the Red Sea and...

Genome sequence of the cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus marinus SS120, a nearly minimal oxyphototrophic genome

Dufresne, Alexis, Salanoubat, Marcel, Partensky, Frédéric, Artiguenave, François, Axmann, Ilka M., Barbe, Valérie, ...

Prochlorococcus marinus, the dominant photosynthetic organism in the ocean, is found in two main ecological forms: high-light-adapted genotypes in the upper part of the water column and...

Prochlorococcus Ecotype Abundances in the North Atlantic Ocean As Revealed by an Improved Quantitative PCR Method†

Zinser, Erik R., Coe, Allison, Johnson, Zackary I., Martiny, Adam C., Fuller, Nicholas J., Scanlan, David J., ...

The cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus numerically dominates the photosynthetic community in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world's oceans. Six evolutionary lineages of Prochlorococcus have...

Diversity and evolution of phycobilisomes in marine Synechococcus spp.: a comparative genomics study

Six, Christophe, Thomas, Jean-Claude, Garczarek, Laurence, Ostrowski, Martin, Dufresne, Alexis, Blot, Nicolas, ...

By comparing Synechococcus genomes, candidate genes required for the production of phycobiliproteins, which are part of the light-harvesting antenna complexes called phycobilisomes, were identified....

Phosphate Acquisition Components of the Myxococcus xanthus Pho Regulon Are Regulated by both Phosphate Availability and Development▿

Whitworth, David E., Holmes, Antony B., Irvine, Alistair G., Hodgson, David A., Scanlan, David J.

In many organisms, phosphatase expression and phosphate (P) uptake are coordinately regulated by the Pho regulon. In Myxococcus xanthus P limitation initiates multicellular development, a process...

Unraveling the genomic mosaic of a ubiquitous genus of marine cyanobacteria

Dufresne, Alexis, Ostrowski, Martin, Scanlan, David J, Garczarek, Laurence, Mazard, Sophie, Palenik, Brian P, ...

Local niche occupancy of marine Synechococcus lineages is facilitated by lateral gene transfers. Genomic islands act as repositories for these transferred genes.