# Metagenome-assembled genome of Synechococcus sp. “Tanasi” from the Tellico Reservoir, Tennessee, USA

## TL;DR

This paper presents a new metagenome-assembled genome of a Synechococcus strain from the Tennessee River Basin, an underrepresented ecosystem.

## Contribution

The study provides a new genomic resource from an underrepresented aquatic region, aiding taxonomic classification of Synechococcus.

## Key findings

- A metagenome-assembled genome of Synechococcus sp. “Tanasi” was generated from the Tellico Reservoir.
- The genome contributes to genomic data diversity for Synechococcus classification efforts.
- The Tennessee River Basin is highlighted as an underrepresented source in current databases.

## Abstract

Synechococcus-like cyanobacteria are vital to aquatic ecosystems. Taxonomists have begun to reassign genomic clades within this group to new taxa. This process depends on genomic data from diverse habitats. Here, we present a metagenome-assembled genome of a Synechococcus sp. strain from the Tennessee River Basin, an ecosystem under-represented in databases.