@article{fdi:010062465, title = {{N}onheterocytous cyanobacteria from {B}razilian saline-alkaline lakes}, author = {{A}ndreote, {A}. {P}. {D}. and {V}az, {M}gmv and {G}enuario, {D}. {B}. and {B}arbi{\'e}ro, {L}aurent and {R}ezende, {A}. {T}. and {F}iore, {M}. {F}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}aline-alkaline lakes are extreme environments that limit the establishment and development of life. {T}he {N}hecolandia, a subregion of the {P}antanal wetland in {B}razil, is characterized by the existence of similar to 500 saline-alkaline lakes, which support an underexplored and rich diversity of microorganisms. {I}n this study, unicellular and homocytous cyanobacteria from five saline-alkaline lakes were accessed by culture-dependent approaches. {M}orphological evaluation and analyses of near complete sequences (similar to 1400 nt) of the 16{S} r{RNA} genes were applied for phylogenetic and taxonomic placement. {T}his polyphasic approach allowed for the determination of the taxonomic position of the isolated strains into the following genera: {C}yanobacterium, {G}eminocystis, {P}hormidium, {L}eptolyngbya, {L}imnothrix, and {N}odosilinea. {I}n addition, fourteen {P}seudanabaenales and {O}scillatoriales representatives of putative novel taxa were found. {T}hese sequences fell into five new clades that could correspond to new generic units of the {P}seudanabaenaceae and {P}hormidiaceae families.}, keywords = {alkaline environment ; {B}razil ; {C}hroococcales ; extreme environment ; {O}scillatoriales ; {P}hylogeny ; polyphasic approach ; {P}seudanabaenales ; saline environment ; {S}ynechococcales ; tropical wetlands ; {BRESIL} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {P}hycology}, volume = {50}, numero = {4}, pages = {675--684}, ISSN = {0022-3646}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.1111/jpy.12192}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062465}, }