Bacterial diversity associated with the Brazilian endemic reef coral Mussismilia braziliensis

• Published in: Journal of applied microbiology Vol. 106; no. 4; pp. 1378 - 1387
• Main Authors: Reis, A.M.M, Araújo Jr, S.D, Moura, R.L, Francini-Filho, R.B, Pappas Jr, G, Coelho, A.M.A, Krüger, R.H, Thompson, F.L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2009; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Blackwell
• Subjects: 16S rDNA; Animals; Anthozoa - microbiology; Atlantic Ocean; bacteria; Bacteria - classification; Bacteria - genetics; Biodiversity; Biological and medical sciences; Brazil; coral health; Cyanobacteria; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; Ecosystem; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gene Library; Marine; microbial diversity; Microbiology; Molecular Sequence Data; Mussismilia braziliensis; Proteobacteria; Proteobacteria - classification; Proteobacteria - genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; Seawater - microbiology; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Brazil; Atlantic Ocean; Applied microbiology; Health; Ribosomal DNA; Diversity; Coral reef; Mussismilia braziliensis; coral health; 16S rDNA; Coral; 16S-RNA; Bacteria; Microorganism; microbial diversity

We performed the first characterization of the microbiota associated with the reef coral Mussismilia braziliensis by means of a culture-independent approach. The main groups were Proteobacteria, Cyanobacteria and unclassified bacteria according to the 16S rDNA libraries. Most of the sequences of the...