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External IDs
Taxonomy ID: 59922
GenBank ID: CP000554

Publications
PLoS Genet. 2007 Dec;3(12):e231.
Patterns and Implications of Gene Gain and Loss In The Evolution of Prochlorococcus

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Prochlorococcus Genome MIT9303
Genome Sequence Info
Size: 2682807 bp
GC content: 50.01 %
Sequenced by: The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Marine Microbiology Initiative
Protein-coding Genes: 3022
5S rRNA Genes: 2
16s rRNA Genes: 2
23S rRNA Genes: 2
tRNA Genes: 43
Other non-coding rRNA Genes: 3
misc RNA Genes: 0
Ecological Info
Ecotype: Low-light
Habitat: Aquatic
Temperature Range: Mesophilic
Isolation Method: flow cytometer
Isolation Location: Sargasso Sea 34°45.5'N, 66°11.1'W , 100m
Additional Info: It can grow only in a narrow range of light intensities. This strain belongs to the 'low light-adapted' ecotype, clade IV, and has a high Chl b/a2 ratio.
Alternative Names: None