Exploring the evolution and ecology of non-photosynthetic Cyanobacteria

该项目旨在通过使用元基因组学获得具有代表性的基因组序列来促进和扩大我们对非光合作用蓝藻的初步了解。所有蓝藻都具有光合作用的教条最近受到了非光合作用谱系的发现的挑战。该项目希望使用元基因组学来预测表面结构，以获得具有代表性的基因组序列。该项目的预期结果包括对非光合作用蓝藻及其病毒的功能和进化提供洞察力，以及为未来的研究提供纯或浓缩培养物。

This project aims to contribute and expand our rudimentary understanding of non-photosynthetic Cyanobacteria by obtaining representative genome sequences using metagenomics. The dogma that all Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic has recently been challenged by the discovery of non-photosynthetic lineages. This project expects to obtain representative genome sequences using metagenomics to predict surface structures. The expected outcomes from this project includes providing insights into the function and evolution of non-photosynthetic Cyanobacteria and their viruses, and pure or enriched cultures to enable future studies.