Characterization of bacterial communities associated with deep-sea corals on Gulf of Alaska seamounts

Kevin Penn; Dongying Wu; Jonathan A Eisen; Naomi Ward

doi:10.1128/AEM.72.2.1680-1683.2006

Characterization of bacterial communities associated with deep-sea corals on Gulf of Alaska seamounts

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 Feb;72(2):1680-3. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.2.1680-1683.2006.

Authors

Kevin Penn¹, Dongying Wu, Jonathan A Eisen, Naomi Ward

Affiliation

¹ The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.

Abstract

Although microbes associated with shallow-water corals have been reported, deepwater coral microbes are poorly characterized. A cultivation-independent analysis of Alaskan seamount octocoral microflora showed that Proteobacteria (classes Alphaproteobacteria and Gammaproteobacteria), Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, and Acidobacteria dominate and vary in abundance. More sampling is needed to understand the basis and significance of this variation.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Alaska
Animals
Anthozoa / microbiology*
Bacteria / classification
Bacteria / genetics
Bacteria / isolation & purification*
Ecosystem
Gene Library
Proteobacteria / classification
Proteobacteria / genetics
Proteobacteria / isolation & purification
RNA, Bacterial / genetics
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Seawater / microbiology

Substances

RNA, Bacterial
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S