16S rRNA Gene Amplicon Sequencing of the Gut Microbiota of Chimaera phantasma (Silver Chimaera) Captured off Koshimoda in Suruga Bay, Japan.

ABSTRACT: The intestinal microbiota of Chimaera phantasma (silver chimera) (two females and one male) collected off Koshimoda in Suruga Bay in April to May 2022 were comprehensively analyzed. Bacteria belonging to the phylum Proteobacteria were the dominant species. Occupancy rates of other bacterial phyla differed greatly among the samples.

SUBMITTER: Ogita T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10190657 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature