Application of ion torrent sequencing to the assessment of the effect of alkali ballast water treatment on microbial community diversity.

The impact of NaOH as a ballast water treatment (BWT) on microbial community diversity was assessed using the 16S rRNA gene based Ion Torrent sequencing with its new 400 base chemistry. Ballast water samples from a Great Lakes ship were collected from the intake and discharge of both control and NaO...

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Main Authors: Masanori Fujimoto, Gregory A Moyerbrailean, Sifat Noman, Jason P Gizicki, Michal L Ram, Phyllis A Green, Jeffrey L Ram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4164647?pdf=render