Analysis of the scallop microbiota by means of 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing

Bivalve molluscs, due to its filter-feeding mechanism, have an abundant associated bacterial microbiota composed of a large number of species of different genera. The knowledge about the composition of the microbiota associated with bivalve molluscs is based, mostly, on techniques of cultivation of...

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Main Authors: Alex Mira, Jesus L Romalde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
NGS
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/conf.fmars.2014.02.00112/full