Diversity of epiphytic bacterial communities on male and female Sargassum thunbergii

Autor: Jing Wang, Zhibo Yang, Gaoge Wang, Shuai Shang, Xuexi Tang, Hui Xiao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: AMB Express, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2191-0855
DOI: 10.1186/s13568-022-01439-1
Popis: Abstract The epiphytic bacteria are the most abundant microorganisms on marine macroalga. However, there are few studies on the distribution of these epiphytic bacteria on male and female Sargassum thunbergii. In this study, the composition and diversity of epiphytic bacterial communities on male and female S. thunbergii were investigated by using the traditional culture-based method and 16S rDNA high-throughput sequencing. The results showed that the dominant bacterial phyla and genera were the same on both male and female S. thunbergii. However, there were significant differences in the relative abundance of epiphytic bacteria at the genus level. Furthermore, male and female S. thunbergii had their own indicative species and specific bacteria. In addition, the predicted functions of the epiphytic bacteria mainly differed in transport and metabolism, environmental adaptation and spore development. This study enriches the baseline knowledge of epiphytic bacteria related to dioecious algae and paves the way for further studies of the relationships between epiphytic microbial communities and the sex of algae.
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