摘要
This study investigated the bacterial diversity of gut content of sea cucumber （Apostichopus japonicus） and its habitat surface sediment in a bottom enhancement area using PCR-based denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis （DGGE） technique. Bacte- rial diversity evaluation showed that the value of the Shannon-Wiener index of gut content in different intestinal segments of A. ja-ponicus varied between 2.88 and 3.00, lower than that of the surrounding sediment （3.23）. Phyl0genetic analysis showed that bacte- rial phylotypes in gut content and the surrounding sediment ofA. japonicus were closely related to Proteobacteria including3,-, ct-, 8- and e-proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicute, and Actinobacteria, of which 7-proteobacteria were predominant. These results sug- gested that the sea cucumber A. japonicus was capable of feeding selectively, and PCR-DGGE was applicable for characterizing the bacterial community composition in gut content and the surrounding sediment of sea cucumber. Further investigation targeting longer 16S rDNA gene fragments and/or functional genes was recommended for obtaining more information of the diversity and function of bacterial community in the gut content of sea cucumber.
This study investigated the bacterial diversity of gut content of sea cucumber(Apostichopus japonicus) and its habitat surface sediment in a bottom enhancement area using PCR-based denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis(DGGE) technique. Bacterial diversity evaluation showed that the value of the Shannon-Wiener index of gut content in different intestinal segments of A. japonicus varied between 2.88 and 3.00, lower than that of the surrounding sediment(3.23). Phylogenetic analysis showed that bacterial phylotypes in gut content and the surrounding sediment of A. japonicus were closely related to Proteobacteria includingγ-, α-, δ-and ε-proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicute, and Actinobacteria, of which γ-proteobacteria were predominant. These results suggested that the sea cucumber A. japonicus was capable of feeding selectively, and PCR-DGGE was applicable for characterizing the bacterial community composition in gut content and the surrounding sediment of sea cucumber. Further investigation targeting longer 16S rDNA gene fragments and/or functional genes was recommended for obtaining more information of the diversity and function of bacterial community in the gut content of sea cucumber.
基金
supported by the National Key Technology Research and Development Program (Nos.2011 BAD13B02, 2010BAC68B01)
the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 program, No.2012AA10A412)
the Science and Technology Development Projects Funds of Shinan District in Qingdao, Shandong Province (2011-5-023-QT)
the National Science Foundation of China (No.41106145)
