Molecular diversity of fungal phylotypes co-amplified alongside nematodes from coastal and deep-sea marine environments.

ABSTRACT: Nematodes and fungi are both ubiquitous in marine environments, yet few studies have investigated relationships between these two groups. Microbial species share many well-documented interactions with both free-living and parasitic nematode species, and limited data from previous studies have suggested ecological associations between fungi and nematodes in benthic marine habitats. This study aimed to further document the taxonomy and distribution of fungal taxa often co-amplified from nematode specimens. A total of 15 fungal 18S rRNA phylotypes were isolated from nematode specimens representing both deep-sea and shallow water habitats; all fungal isolates displayed high pairwise sequence identities with published data in Genbank (99-100%) and unpublished high-throughput 454 environmental d

SUBMITTER: Bhadury P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3202548 | biostudies-literature | 2011

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature