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- Analysis of Bacterial Diversity in Sponges Collected from Chuuk and Kosrae Islands in Micronesia
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In-Hye Jeong , Kyoung-Ho Kim , Hyi-Seung Lee , Jin-Sook Park
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J. Microbiol. 2014;52(1):20-26. Published online January 4, 2014
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-014-3619-x
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The bacteria resident in sponges collected from Chuuk Lagoon
and Kosrae Island of Micronesia were investigated using the
16S rRNA gene PCR-tagged pyrosequencing method. These
sponges were clustered into 5 groups based on their bacterial
composition. Diversity indexes and cumulative rank abundance
curves showed the different compositions of bacterial
communities in the various groups of sponges. Reads related
to the phylum Chloroflexi were observed predominantly
(9.7–68.2%) in 9 sponges of 3 groups and unobserved in the
other 2 groups. The Chloroflexi-containing group had similar
bacterial patterns at the phylum and lower taxonomic levels,
for example, significant proportions of Acidobacteria, Gemmatimonadetes,
SBR1093, and PAUC34f were observed in
most members of this group. The three groups in the Chloroflexi-
containing group, however, showed some minor
differences in the composition and diversity. The other two
groups contained high proportions of Proteobacteria (>87%)
or Bacteroidetes (>61%) and different composition and diversity
compared to the Chloroflexi-containing group and each
other. Four pairs of specimens with the same species showed
similar bacterial profiles, but, the bacteria in sponges were
highly specific at the individual level.
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J. Microbiol. 2013;51(5):570-577. Published online October 31, 2013
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-013-3426-9
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The bacterial diversity of 14 sponges belonging to 5 different orders that were collected around Chuja Island, Korea was investigated using barcoded 454 pyrosequencing. The sponges contained many unidentified bacterial groups (e.g. more than half of the taxa at the family level) that were known only in environmental sequences and obtained from culture-independent methods. Five of the sponges were clustered into one notable group (CF group), which was distinguished from the other sponges in accordance with bacterial composition (the other sponges may be separated into more groups but clustering is not clear). The CF group contained high amounts of Chloroflexi (25.0–47.7%) and moderate amounts of Gemmatimonadetes (2.3–7.0%), AncK6 (0.6–2.2%), PAUC34f (0.8–6.0%), Acidobacteria (3.7–9.6%), and SBR1093 (1.8–5.6%) exclusively or almost exclusively to this group. Sponges in the CF group also showed higher diversity (e.g. Shannon index) than the other sponges and contained group-specific taxonomic lineages (e.g. class or family level) from group-specific phyla and even from the Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria, which were detected in all sponges at the phylum level. The CF group may be one of the most distinctive groups in sponges in terms of bacterial diversity.
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