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Comparison of bacterial diversity within the coral reef sponge, Axinella corrugata, the encrusting coral Erythropodium caribaeorum

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2008
Title: Comparison of bacterial diversity within the coral reef sponge, Axinella corrugata, the encrusting coral Erythropodium caribaeorum.
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Name(s): Lopez, Jose V.
Ranzer, L. K.
Ledger, Angela
Schoch, B.
Duckworth, Alan R.
McCarthy, Peter J.
Kerr, Russell G.
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Article
Date Issued: 2008
Publisher: National Coral Reef Institute
Place of Publication: Dania Beach, Fla.
Physical Form: pdf
Extent: 6 p.
Language(s): English
Identifier: FA00007036 (IID)
Note(s): We compared the Caribbean reef sponge, Axinella corrugata, with the Caribbean reef coral,Erythropodium caribaeorum for differences in their resident microbial communities. This cursory survey ofbacterial diversity applied 16S rRNA gene sequences. Over 100 culture-independent sequences were generatedfrom five different Axinella 16S rRNA libraries, and compared with 69 cultured isolates. The cultureindependent16S rDNA clones displayed a higher diversity of Proteobacteria, including “uncultured” or“unknown” representatives from the Deltaproteobacteria. Arcobacterium, and Cyanobacteria were also found.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 1728
This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Lopez, J. V., Ranzer, L. K., Ledger, A., Schoch, B., Duckworth, A., McCarthy, P. J., & Kerr, R. G. (2008). Comparison of bacterial diversity within the coral reef sponge, Axinella corrugata, the encrusting coral Erythropodium caribaeorum. In Proceedings of the Eleventh International Coral Reef Symposium Vol. 2, (pp.1362-1366), Session number 26. Dania Beach, FL: National Coral Reef Institute.
Subject(s): Sponges
Corals
Heterotrophic bacteria
Symbiosis
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
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Host Institution: FAU