Jones, Christopher
- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Phylogeny-based analysis of chitinase and 16S rRNA genes from metagenomic data suggests that salinity is a major driver for the distribution of both chitinolytic and total bacterial communities in aquatic systems. Additionally, more acidic chitinase proteins were observed with increasing salinity. Congruent habitat separation was further observed for both genes according to latitude and proximity to the coastline. However, comparison of chitinase and 16S rRNA genes extracted from different geographic locations showed little congruence in distribution. There was no indication that dispersal limited the global distribution of either gene.
Published in
Applied and Environmental Microbiology
2011, volume: 77, number: 3, pages: 1101-1106
Publisher: AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
SLU Authors
Hallin, Sara
- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Global goals (SDG)
UKÄ Subject classification
Environmental Sciences and Nature Conservation
Fish and Aquacultural Science
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01481-10
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/58106