
Microorganisms, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12(10), С. 2094 - 2094
Опубликована: Окт. 20, 2024
Bacterial assemblages associated with sea urchin are critical to their physiology and ecology within marine ecosystems. In this study, we characterized the bacterial communities in wild Anthocidaris crassispina captured Daya Bay, South China Sea. A total of 363 amplicon sequence variants belonging nine phyla 141 genera were classified from intestine, body surface, surrounding seawater samples. Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes dominant bacteria found study. network analysis interspecies interactions revealed varying complexity, stability, connectivity, relationship patterns across samples, most intricate observed seawater. Metagenomic predictions highlighted distinct metabolic pathways, significant differences between intestine Notably, pathways polysaccharide degradation, including chitin derivatives, starch, CoM biosynthesis, markedly abundant, underscoring gut microbiota’s key role digesting algae. addition, other samples linked immune response regulation urchins. Overall, study provides a comprehensive overview community structure potential functional roles A. crassispina.
Язык: Английский