16S rRNA Amplicon Sequencing of Seawater Microbiota from Quintero Bay, Chile, Affected by Oil Spills, Shows the Presence of an Oil-Degrading Marine Bacterial Guild Structured by the Bacterial Genera Alcanivorax, Cobetia, Halomonas , and Oleiphilus | Zendy

Claudia IbacacheQuiroga | Zendy; J. Ojeda | Zendy; M. Alejandro Dinamarca | Zendy

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16S rRNA Amplicon Sequencing of Seawater Microbiota from Quintero Bay, Chile, Affected by Oil Spills, Shows the Presence of an Oil-Degrading Marine Bacterial Guild Structured by the Bacterial Genera Alcanivorax, Cobetia, Halomonas , and Oleiphilus

Author(s) -

Claudia IbacacheQuiroga,

J. Ojeda,

M. Alejandro Dinamarca

Publication year - 2018

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.01366-18

Subject(s) - bay , guild , amplicon sequencing , 16s ribosomal rna , seawater , biology , metagenomics , oil spill , microbial population biology , ecology , bacteria , environmental science , geography , habitat , environmental engineering , genetics , biochemistry , archaeology , gene

The Quintero Bay, located along the central coast of Chile, has suffered different oil spills during the past 5 years, impacting marine ecosystems. This report describes the microbial community structure of seawater samples obtained from the Quintero Bay through 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing.

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