Cultured Bacteria Provide Insight into the Functional Potential of the Coral-Associated Microbiome.

ABSTRACT: Improving the availability of representative isolates from the coral microbiome is essential for investigating symbiotic mechanisms and applying beneficial microorganisms to improve coral health. However, few studies have explored the diversity of bacteria which can be isolated from a single species. Here, we isolated a total of 395 bacterial strains affiliated with 49 families across nine classes from the coral Pocillopora damicornis. Identification results showed that most of the strains represent potential novel bacterial species or genera. We also sequenced and assembled the genomes of 118 of these isolates, and then the putative functions of these isolates were identified based on genetic signatures derived from the genomes and this information was combined with isolate-specific pheno

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9426491 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature