Fecal microbiota of a dugong (Dugong dugong) in captivity at Toba Aquarium

The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Shuichi Karita²  Eiko Tsukinowa²  Yukari Oka¹  Masakazu Goto²  Masami Furuta¹  Shiro Asano¹  Yoshihiro Wakai¹ 

[1] Toba Aquarium;Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University

关键词: dugong;    eelgrass;    fecal microbiota;    marine herbivore;   

DOI  :  10.2323/jgam.54.25

学科分类：微生物学和免疫学

来源: Applied Microbiology, Molecular and Cellulrar Biosciences Research Foundation

【 摘 要 】

A captive female dugong at Toba Aquarium (Japan) was examined to describe the microbiota of its lower digestive tracts using the molecular-biological technique, a culture-independent method. The phylogenetic analysis of bacterial 16S rRNA genes was conducted for fecal samples, which were taken at 3 different periods. Based on phylogenetic analysis of these sequences, the representatives of six bacterial phyla could be identified: Actinobacteria (0.7%), Bacteroidetes (15%), Firmicutes (83.1%), Lentisphaerae (0.1%), Proteobacteria (0.1%), and Verrucomicrobia (1.0%), suggesting the existence of bacterial species newly found not only in the digestive tract but also in natural field.

【 授权许可】

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