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Bacterial diversity, composition and temporal-spatial variation in the sediment of Jiaozhou Bay, China

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Studies on the diversity and distribution of bacterial populations will improve the overall understanding of the global patterns of marine bacteria and help to comprehend local biochemical processes and environments. We evaluated the composition and the dynamics of bacterial communities in the sediment of Jiaozhou Bay (China) using PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). Sediment samples were collected from 10 different sites in May, August, and November 2008 and in February 2009. There was significant temporal variation in bacterial community composition at all sites. However, the spatial variation was very small. The DGGE analyses of bacterial communities were used to divide the 10 stations into three types. Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) revealed that the changes in bacterial communities were driven by sediment properties. Sequence analysis of DGGE band-derived 16S rRNA gene fragments revealed that the dominant bacterial groups in the sediment were of the classes γ-proteobacteria and δ-proteobacteria and phyla Bacteroidetes and Nitrospirae. Our results provide considerable insight into the bacterial community structure in Jiaozhou Bay, China.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environment, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Xin Liu  (刘欣), Tian Xiao  (肖天), Qingshan Luan  (栾青衫), Wenyan Zhang  (张文燕), Mengqiang Wang  (王孟强) & Haidong Yue  (岳海东)

  2. Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Xin Liu  (刘欣), Qingshan Luan  (栾青衫) & Mengqiang Wang  (王孟强)

  3. Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China

    Wenyan Zhang  (张文燕)

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Supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) (No. 2007AA09Z434), the Knowledge Innovation Program of CAS (No.KZCX2-YW-213-3), the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (No. 2011CB409804), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 40821004)

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Liu, X., Xiao, T., Luan, Q. et al. Bacterial diversity, composition and temporal-spatial variation in the sediment of Jiaozhou Bay, China. Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 29, 576–590 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-011-0159-7

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