Effect of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) treatment on the composition and function of the bacterial community in the sponge Haliclona cymaeformis

Effect of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) treatment on the composition and function of the bacterial community in the sponge Haliclona cymaeformis

Marine sponges play important roles in benthic environments and are sensitive to environmental stresses. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been widely used as flame retardants since the 1970s and are cytotoxic and genotoxic to organisms. In the present study, we studied the short-period ef...

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Main Authors: Renmao eTian, On On eLee, Yong eWang, Lin eCai, Salim eBougouffa, Jill Man Ying eChiu, Rudolf Shiu Sun eWu, Peiyuan eQian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Metagenomics
symbionts
PBDEs
16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing
sponge-associated bacterial community
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00799/full

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