Microbial diversity from the continental shelf regions of the Eastern Arabian Sea: A metagenomic approach.

ABSTRACT: The marine microbiome is a complex and least-understood habitat, which play a significant role in global biogeochemical cycles. The present study reported the culture-independent assessment of microbial diversity from the Arabian Sea (AS) sediments (from Gujarat to Malabar; at 30 m depth) by using metagenome sequence analysis. Our results elucidated that bacterial communities in the Malabar coastal region are highly diverse than the Gujarat coast. Moreover, Statistical analysis (Spearman rank correlation) showed a significant correlation co-efficient value (r = P < 0.001) between microbial communities and physicochemical parameters (salinity and dissolved oxygen) in the water column. A total of 39 bacterial phyla were recorded from the eastern side of AS, of which six phyla Proteobacter

SUBMITTER: Sachithanandam V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7376189 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature