Open Access16S rRNA Amplicon Sequencing of Sediment Bacterial Communities in an Oyster Farm in Rhode Island
Author(s) -
Joshua T. E. Stevens,
Robinson W. Fulweiler,
Priyanka Chowdhury
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
microbiology resource announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.383
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2576-098X
DOI - 10.1128/mra.01074-19
Subject(s) - sediment , amplicon sequencing , biology , 16s ribosomal rna , oyster , proteobacteria , phylum , bacterial phyla , amplicon , ecology , fishery , bacteria , gene , polymerase chain reaction , genetics , paleontology
Little is known about the impact of oyster farming on sediment microbial communities. Here, we use 16S rRNA gene sequencing to identify bacterial communities in 24 sediment samples collected from an oyster farm in Ninigret Pond, RI. A total of 13,147 unique operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were assigned, with Proteobacteria being the dominant phyla across all samples.