Development of novel molecular tools to study the dynamics of individual SAR11 phylotypes in microbial communities

• Main Author: Poorna, Weerarathna Vidanage
• Other Authors: Cao Bin
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology::Microbial ecology; Engineering::Civil engineering::Water resources; Engineering::Environmental engineering::Environmental protection; Science::Biological sciences::Molecular biology; Science::Biological sciences::Genetics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165536
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Marine and freshwater systems cover more than 70% of the earth surface and harbour more than 99% of the biosphere. SAR11 is considered the most abundant planktonic bacterial group in the oligotrophic ecosystems, representing approximately 25% of planktonic bacterial cells. It consists of subgroup...