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Diversity and distribution of culturable fouling bacteria in typical mariculture zones in Daya Bay, South China

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The diversity and distribution of culturable fouling bacteria in shellfish, fish and non-mariculture zones in Daya Bay were investigated by using a traditional culture-dependent approach combined with an analysis of bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequences. A total of 129 isolates of fouling bacteria belonging to 37 species in 25 genera were collected and identified, which indicated that the three different mariculture zones harbored abundant and diverse fouling bacterial community. At the genus level, Pseudomonas, Arcobacter and Curtobacterium dominated the fouling bacterial community. Moreover, approximately 46% of the 37 representative isolates could form biofilms. After comparing the diversity and distribution of the biofilm-forming bacteria in three different mariculture zones, it was concluded that the ratios of biofilm-forming bacteria in shellfish (68.4%) and fish (63.4%) in mariculture zones were much greater than those in non-mariculture (42.0%) zone. These results provide important information, for the first time, regarding the fouling bacterial community in typical mariculture zones in South China, which will establish a foundation to develop strategies for biofilm control and disease defense.

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This work was supported by the Program of the Department of Natural Resources of Guangdong Province (GDNRC[2020]038).

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This work was supported by the Guangxi Natural Science Foundation/the Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi (2021GXNSFDA075010) and Program of the Department of Natural Resources of Guangdong Province (GDNRC[2020]038).

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    Zihui Chen, Si Li, Zhiying Liu, Zuwang Sun, Li Mo, Minru Bao, Zonghe Yu & Xiaoyong Zhang

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Chen, Z., Li, S., Liu, Z. et al. Diversity and distribution of culturable fouling bacteria in typical mariculture zones in Daya Bay, South China. Arch Microbiol 205, 19 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-022-03361-3

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