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1 December 2009 Bacterial Community Profiling of the Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica): Comparison of Culture-Dependent and Culture-Independent Outcomes
Kenneth J. La Valley, Steve Jones, Marta Gomez-Chiarri, Joseph Dealteris, Michael Rice
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Abstract

Tissue-associated bacterial community profiles generated using a nested polymerase chain reaction—denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) approach and culture-dependent and culture-independent isolation techniques were compared. Oyster samples were collected from 2 harvest areas along the coast of Maine, in the United States. Profiles from both isolation strategies were evaluated using Sorensen's index of similarity and cluster analysis of gel banding patterns. Culture-independent profiles were further evaluated using the Shannon diversity index. In general, the culture-dependent strategy resulted in a greater number of bands within a profile. Bacterial DGGE profiles were found to be highly similar within an isolation strategy, with a higher degree of unrelatedness between culture-dependent and -independent techniques. Cluster analysis identified bands present in the culture-dependent strategy and not the total DNA technique, and vice versa. Significant differences in community profiles between oyster-associated and seawater were observed, indicating a diverse group of specialist bacterial species inhabit and are able to proliferate within the oyster.

Kenneth J. La Valley, Steve Jones, Marta Gomez-Chiarri, Joseph Dealteris, and Michael Rice "Bacterial Community Profiling of the Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica): Comparison of Culture-Dependent and Culture-Independent Outcomes," Journal of Shellfish Research 28(4), 827-835, (1 December 2009). https://doi.org/10.2983/035.028.0412
Published: 1 December 2009
KEYWORDS
bacteria
community profiling
Crassostrea virginica
culture-dependent
culture-independent
denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis
oyster
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