Characterization of Bacterial Communities Associated with the Seasonal Water Masses from Chuuk Island in Micronesia
-
Title
- Characterization of Bacterial Communities Associated with the Seasonal Water Masses from Chuuk Island in Micronesia
-
Author(s)
- 서승석; 박미례; 황진익; 이택견
- KIOST Author(s)
- Lee, Taek Kyun(이택견)
-
Alternative Author(s)
- 서승석; 박미례; 황진익; 이택견
-
Publication Year
- 2014-06-04
-
Abstract
- In this study, we adopted a 16S rRNA gene tag-pyrosequencing technique to investigate the bacterial communities associated with two different seasonal seawaters from Chuuk island in Micronesia. Our results revealed that 9 bacterial phyla were recovered from the seawaters, of which Proteobacteria was the most dominant group. Interestingly, the number of pathogenic bacteria was significantly increased in the month of February compared to June, suggesting that pathogenic bacteria were increasingly emerging in February. Among them, Acrobacter mytill and Vibrios were determined as predominant pathogenic bacteria in February and June water masses, respectively. In particular, three pathogenic bacteria, Vibrio campbellii, Vibrio owensii and Desulfovibrio aespoeensis, were identified as pathogens associated with coral diseases.re recovered from the seawaters, of which Proteobacteria was the most dominant group. Interestingly, the number of pathogenic bacteria was significantly increased in the month of February compared to June, suggesting that pathogenic bacteria were increasingly emerging in February. Among them, Acrobacter mytill and Vibrios were determined as predominant pathogenic bacteria in February and June water masses, respectively. In particular, three pathogenic bacteria, Vibrio campbellii, Vibrio owensii and Desulfovibrio aespoeensis, were identified as pathogens associated with coral diseases.
-
URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/26180
-
Bibliographic Citation
- Coral reefs of Chuuk, pp.69 - 71, 2014
-
Publisher
- Coral Reefs of Chuuk
-
Type
- Conference
-
Language
- English
- Files in This Item:
-
There are no files associated with this item.
Items in ScienceWatch@KIOST are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.