Chlorophyll f production in two new subaerial cyanobacteria of the family Oculatellaceae. Issue 2 (9th March 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shen, Li‐Qin; Zhang, Zhong‐Chun; Huang, Li; Zhang, Lu‐Dan; Yu, Gongliang; Chen, Min; Li, Renhui; Qiu, Bao‐Sheng
• Is Part Of: Journal of phycology. Volume 59:Issue 2(2023)
• Page Start: 370
• Page End: 382
• Publication Date: 2023-03-09
• Subjects: chlorophyll f -- Elainella chongqingensis -- far‐red light -- Leptolyngbya‐like -- Pegethrix sichuanica -- phylogeny -- polyphasic approach; Algae -- Periodicals; 579.8
• DOI: 10.1111/jpy.13314
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-3646

Abstract

Abstract: Chlorophyll (Chl) f was recently identified in a few cyanobacteria as the fifth chlorophyll of oxygenic organisms. In this study, two Leptolyngbya‐ like strains of CCNU0012 and CCNU0013 were isolated from a dry ditch in Chongqing city and a brick wall in Mount Emei Scenic Area in China, respectively. These two strains were described as new species: Elainella chongqingensis sp. nov. (Oculatellaceae, Synechococcales) and Pegethrix sichuanica sp. nov. (Oculatellaceae, Synechococcales) by the polyphasic approach based on morphological features, phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene and secondary structure comparison of 16S‐23S internal transcribed spacer domains. Both strains produced Chl a under white light (WL) but additionally induced Chl f synthesis under far‐red light (FRL). Unexpectedly, the content of Chl f in P. sichuanica was nearly half that in most Chl f ‐producing cyanobacteria. Red‐shifted phycobiliproteins were also induced in both strains under FRL conditions. Subsequently, additional absorption peak beyond 700 nm in the FRL spectral region appeared in these two strains. This is the first report of Chl f production induced by FRL in the family Oculatellaceae. This study not only extended the diversity of Chl f‐ producing cyanobacteria but also provided precious samples to elucidate the essential binding sites of Chl f within cyanobacterial photosystems.