Journal of Microbiology
- Volume 37 Issue 4
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- Pages.193-199
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- 1999
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- 1225-8873(pISSN)
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- 1976-3794(eISSN)
Bacterial Diversity of Culturable Isolates from Seawater and a Marine Coral, Plexauridae sp., near Mun-Sum, Cheju-Island
- Lee, Jung-Hyun (Microbiology Lab., Marine Biology Division, Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute Ansan) ;
- Shin, Hyun-Hee (Microbiology Lab., Marine Biology Division, Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute Ansan) ;
- Lee, Deuk-Soo (Microbiology Lab., Marine Biology Division, Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute Ansan) ;
- Kwon, Kae-Kyung (Microbiology Lab., Marine Biology Division, Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute Ansan) ;
- Kim, Sang-Jin (Microbiology Lab., Marine Biology Division, Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute Ansan) ;
- Lee, Hong-Kum (Microbiology Lab., Marine Biology Division, Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute Ansan)
- Published : 1999.01.01
Abstract
Fifty-eight strains showing different colony morphological characteristics on various media were isolated from marine coral (Plexauridae sp.) and ambient seawater near Mun-Sum, Cheju-Island in 1998. Bacterial diversity was studies by phylogenetic analysis of the partial 16S rRNA gene sequences. All isolates representing the bacterial domain included affiliates of the high G+C (59%) and los G+C (3%) subdivision of Gram positive bacteria, and the alpha (33%) and gamma (5%) subdivision of the Proteobacteria. The 16S rDNA sequence similarity of the isolates was in the 88.3 to 100% range (average, 95.6%) to reported sequence data. In the comparison of the isolates from marine coarl and ambient seawater, more diverse groups belonging to