Seasonal dynamics of bacterial communities in mangrove sediments of Shupaisha island, Zhejiang Province, China.

ABSTRACT: Mangrove forests, found primarily in tropical and subtropical coastal regions, support diverse microbial communities that are crucial for nutrient cycling and energy flow and then sustain mangrove ecosystem integrity. This study investigated the seasonal dynamics of bacterial communities in mangrove sediments of Shupaisha island (Zhejiang Province, China) through amplifying and high-throughput sequencing bacterial 16S rRNA gene fragments. Proteobacteria (23.59-44.40%), Actinobacteria (4.92-19.01%), and Bacteroidetes (4.31-22.79%) dominated the bacterial phyla in Shupaisha mangrove sediments with the highest diversity indices in winter. Actinobacteria were more abundant during winter (13.27%) and spring (14.36%), while Bacteroidetes abundance was highest in summer, significantly correlating

SUBMITTER: He M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11880258 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature