Characterizing the culturable surface microbiomes of diverse marine animals.

ABSTRACT: Biofilm-forming bacteria have the potential to contribute to the health, physiology, behavior and ecology of the host and serve as its first line of defense against adverse conditions in the environment. While metabarcoding and metagenomic information furthers our understanding of microbiome composition, fewer studies use cultured samples to study the diverse interactions among the host and its microbiome, as cultured representatives are often lacking. This study examines the surface microbiomes cultured from three shallow-water coral species and two whale species. These unique marine animals place strong selective pressures on their microbial symbionts and contain members under similar environmental and anthropogenic stress. We developed an intense cultivation procedure, utilizing a suite

SUBMITTER: Keller AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8012112 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature