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Author (up) Hengst, M.B.; Andrade, S.; Gonzalez, B.; Correa, J.A. pdf  doi
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  Title Changes in Epiphytic Bacterial Communities of Intertidal Seaweeds Modulated by Host, Temporality, and Copper Enrichment Type
  Year 2010 Publication Microbial Ecology Abbreviated Journal Microb. Ecol.  
  Volume 60 Issue 2 Pages 282-290  
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  Abstract This study reports on the factors involved in regulating the composition and structure of bacterial communities epiphytic on intertidal macroalgae, exploring their temporal variability and the role of copper pollution. Culture-independent, molecular approaches were chosen for this purpose and three host species were used as models: the ephemeral Ulva spp. (Chlorophyceae) and Scytosiphon lomentaria (Phaeophyceae) and the long-living Lessonia nigrescens (Phaeophyceae). The algae were collected from two coastal areas in Northern Chile, where the main contrast was the concentration of copper in the seawater column resulting from copper-mine waste disposals. We found a clear and strong effect in the structure of the bacterial communities associated with the algal species serving as host. The structure of the bacterial communities also varied through time. The effect of copper on the structure of the epiphytic bacterial communities was significant in Ulva spp., but not on L. nigrescens. The use of 16S rRNA gene library analysis to compare bacterial communities in Ulva revealed that they were composed of five phyla and six classes, with approximately 35 bacterial species, dominated by members of Bacteroidetes (Cytophaga-Flavobacteria-Bacteroides) and alpha-Proteobacteria, in both non-polluted and polluted sites. Less common groups, such as the Verrucomicrobiae, were exclusively found in polluted sites. This work shows that the structure of bacterial communities epiphytic on macroalgae is hierarchically determined by algal species > temporal changes > copper levels.  
  Address [Hengst, Martha B.] Univ Antofagasta, Antofagasta Inst Renewable Resources, Antofagasta, Chile, Email: bernardo.gonzalez@uai.cl  
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  Publisher Springer Place of Publication Editor  
  Language English Summary Language Original Title  
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  ISSN 0095-3628 ISBN Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes WOS:000281981300003 Approved  
  Call Number UAI @ eduardo.moreno @ Serial 98  
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