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标题：Bacterial communities and species-specific associations with the mucus of Brazilian coral species
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作者：Camila Carlos ; Tatiana T. Torres ; Laura M. M. Ottoboni 等
期刊名称：Scientific Reports
电子版ISSN：2045-2322
出版年度：2013
卷号：3
DOI：10.1038/srep01624
出版社：Springer Nature
摘要：We investigated the existence of species-specific associations between Brazilian coral species and bacteria. Pyrosequencing of the V3 region of the 16S rDNA was used to analyze the taxonomic composition of bacterial communities associated with the mucus of four coral species ( Madracis decactis, Mussismilia hispida , Palythoa caribaeorum , and Tubastraea coccinea ) in two seasons (winter and summer), which were compared with the surrounding water and sediment. The microbial communities found in samples of mucus, water, and sediment differed according to the composition and relative frequency of OTUs. The coral mucus community seemed to be more stable and resistant to seasonal variations, compared to the water and sediment communities. There was no influence of geographic location on the composition of the communities. The sediment community was extremely diverse and might act as a "seed bank" for the entire environment. Species-specific OTUs were found in P. caribaeorum , T. coccinea , and M. hispida .