Comparison of epiphytic and intestinal bacterial communities in freshwater snails (Bellamya aeruginosa) living on submerged plants.

ABSTRACT: The combination of submerged plants and snails can combat eutrophication of freshwater systems by suppressing algal growth and assimilating nutrients. By consuming epiphytes, snails can benefit the growth of submerged plants. However, the efficiency of this phytoremediation strategy may depend on the microbes associated with the plants and snails. In this study, we compared the epiphytic bacterial communities on submerged plants (Vallisneria natans and Cabomba caroliniana) and intestinal bacterial communities of a snail, Bellamya aeruginosa, found on these plants using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Epiphytic bacterial communities were similar between the two plant species and snails shared a high proportion of snail intestinal bacterial OTUs (75%) and genera (85%) with pla

SUBMITTER: Liu F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9637354 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature