PMID- 24533125 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150109 LR - 20211021 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 2 DP - 2014 TI - Phylogenetic distribution of the capsid assembly protein gene (g20) of cyanophages in paddy floodwaters in Northeast China. PG - e88634 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0088634 [doi] LID - e88634 AB - Numerous studies have revealed the high diversity of cyanophages in marine and freshwater environments, but little is currently known about the diversity of cyanophages in paddy fields, particularly in Northeast (NE) China. To elucidate the genetic diversity of cyanophages in paddy floodwaters in NE China, viral capsid assembly protein gene (g20) sequences from five floodwater samples were amplified with the primers CPS1 and CPS8. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) was applied to distinguish different g20 clones. In total, 54 clones differing in g20 nucleotide sequences were obtained in this study. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the distribution of g20 sequences in this study was different from that in Japanese paddy fields, and all the sequences were grouped into Clusters alpha, beta, gamma and epsilon. Within Clusters alpha and beta, three new small clusters (PFW-VII approximately -IX) were identified. UniFrac analysis of g20 clone assemblages demonstrated that the community compositions of cyanophage varied among marine, lake and paddy field environments. In paddy floodwater, community compositions of cyanophage were also different between NE China and Japan. FAU - Jing, Ruiyong AU - Jing R AD - Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Science, Harbin, China ; Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China ; Heilongjiang BaYi Agricultural University, College of Life and Sci-technology, Daqing, China. FAU - Liu, Junjie AU - Liu J AD - Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Science, Harbin, China. FAU - Yu, Zhenhua AU - Yu Z AD - Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Science, Harbin, China. FAU - Liu, Xiaobing AU - Liu X AD - Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Science, Harbin, China. FAU - Wang, Guanghua AU - Wang G AD - Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Science, Harbin, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140212 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 RN - 0 (Capsid Proteins) RN - 0 (DNA, Viral) SB - IM MH - Algorithms MH - Bacteriophages/*genetics MH - Base Sequence MH - Capsid/*metabolism MH - Capsid Proteins/*genetics MH - China MH - Cluster Analysis MH - Cyanobacteria/*virology MH - DNA, Viral/genetics MH - Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis MH - Fresh Water/analysis MH - Japan MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Oryza MH - *Phylogeny MH - Principal Component Analysis PMC - PMC3922986 COIS- Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2014/02/18 06:00 MHDA- 2015/01/13 06:00 PMCR- 2014/02/12 CRDT- 2014/02/18 06:00 PHST- 2013/07/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/01/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/02/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/02/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/01/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/02/12 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PONE-D-13-28876 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0088634 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS One. 2014 Feb 12;9(2):e88634. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088634. eCollection 2014.