Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry
Online ISSN : 1347-6947
Print ISSN : 0916-8451
Microbiology & Fermentation Technology Notes
Active Bacterial Flora Surrounding Foraminifera (Xenophyophorea) Living on the Deep-Sea Floor
Sayaka HORIMasashi TSUCHIYAShinro NISHIWataru ARAITakao YOSHIDAHideto TAKAMI
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2013 Volume 77 Issue 2 Pages 381-384

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Bacteria form unique ecosystems by coexisting with large organisms. Here we present the first evidence of active flora surrounding xenophyophorea revealed through clone analyses of environmental ribosomal RNA gene sequences. The flora included eight phyla in the xenophyophorean cells with agglutinated test. The major operational taxonomic units were unique from that in the near-surface sediment. This flora appears to be formed by coexistence with xenophyophores.

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