Patterns of post-glacial genetic differentiation in marginal populations of a marine microalga.
This study investigates the genetic structure of an eukaryotic microorganism, the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii, from the Baltic Sea, a geologically young and ecologically marginal brackish water estuary which is predicted to support evolution of distinct, genetically impoverished lin...
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doaj-112d794cb431404792811bf5138c72382020-11-25T01:01:27ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032012-01-01712e5360210.1371/journal.pone.0053602Patterns of post-glacial genetic differentiation in marginal populations of a marine microalga.Pia TahvanainenTilman J AlpermannRosa Isabel FigueroaUwe JohnPäivi HakanenSatoshi NagaiJaanika BlomsterAnke KrempThis study investigates the genetic structure of an eukaryotic microorganism, the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii, from the Baltic Sea, a geologically young and ecologically marginal brackish water estuary which is predicted to support evolution of distinct, genetically impoverished lineages of marine macroorganisms. Analyses of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) of 84 A. ostenfeldii isolates from five different Baltic locations and multiple external sites revealed that Baltic A. ostenfeldii is phylogenetically differentiated from other lineages of the species and micro-geographically fragmented within the Baltic Sea. Significant genetic differentiation (F(ST)) between northern and southern locations was correlated to geographical distance. However, instead of discrete genetic units or continuous genetic differentiation, the analysis of population structure suggests a complex and partially hierarchic pattern of genetic differentiation. The observed pattern suggests that initial colonization was followed by local differentiation and varying degrees of dispersal, most likely depending on local habitat conditions and prevailing current systems separating the Baltic Sea populations. Local subpopulations generally exhibited low levels of overall gene diversity. Association analysis suggests predominately asexual reproduction most likely accompanied by frequency shifts of clonal lineages during planktonic growth. Our results indicate that the general pattern of genetic differentiation and reduced genetic diversity of Baltic populations found in large organisms also applies to microscopic eukaryotic organisms.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3534129?pdf=render |
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Pia Tahvanainen Tilman J Alpermann Rosa Isabel Figueroa Uwe John Päivi Hakanen Satoshi Nagai Jaanika Blomster Anke Kremp Patterns of post-glacial genetic differentiation in marginal populations of a marine microalga. PLoS ONE |
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Pia Tahvanainen Tilman J Alpermann Rosa Isabel Figueroa Uwe John Päivi Hakanen Satoshi Nagai Jaanika Blomster Anke Kremp |
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Patterns of post-glacial genetic differentiation in marginal populations of a marine microalga. |
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Patterns of post-glacial genetic differentiation in marginal populations of a marine microalga. |
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Patterns of post-glacial genetic differentiation in marginal populations of a marine microalga. |
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Patterns of post-glacial genetic differentiation in marginal populations of a marine microalga. |
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Patterns of post-glacial genetic differentiation in marginal populations of a marine microalga. |
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patterns of post-glacial genetic differentiation in marginal populations of a marine microalga. |
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This study investigates the genetic structure of an eukaryotic microorganism, the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii, from the Baltic Sea, a geologically young and ecologically marginal brackish water estuary which is predicted to support evolution of distinct, genetically impoverished lineages of marine macroorganisms. Analyses of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) of 84 A. ostenfeldii isolates from five different Baltic locations and multiple external sites revealed that Baltic A. ostenfeldii is phylogenetically differentiated from other lineages of the species and micro-geographically fragmented within the Baltic Sea. Significant genetic differentiation (F(ST)) between northern and southern locations was correlated to geographical distance. However, instead of discrete genetic units or continuous genetic differentiation, the analysis of population structure suggests a complex and partially hierarchic pattern of genetic differentiation. The observed pattern suggests that initial colonization was followed by local differentiation and varying degrees of dispersal, most likely depending on local habitat conditions and prevailing current systems separating the Baltic Sea populations. Local subpopulations generally exhibited low levels of overall gene diversity. Association analysis suggests predominately asexual reproduction most likely accompanied by frequency shifts of clonal lineages during planktonic growth. Our results indicate that the general pattern of genetic differentiation and reduced genetic diversity of Baltic populations found in large organisms also applies to microscopic eukaryotic organisms. |
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