Bacterial Diversity Profiling around the Orca Seamount in the Bransfield Strait, Antarctica, Based on 16S rRNA Gene Amplicon Sequences

• Published in: Microbiology Resource Announcements
• Main Authors: Serrano, Wilbert, Olaechea, Raul M., Cerpa, Luis, Herrera, Jose, Indacochea, Aldo
• Other Authors: Newton, Irene L. G., Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Direccion de Asuntos Antarticos, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Peru
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021
• Subjects: Genetics; Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous); Molecular Biology; Bransfield Strait; Orca Seamount; Antarc*; Antarctica; Orca
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mra.01290-20; https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/MRA.01290-20

Hydrothermal vent activity is often associated with submarine volcanism. Here, we investigated the presence of microorganisms related to hydrothermal activity in the Orca seamount. Data profiling of the 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequences revealed a diversity pattern dominated mainly by the phyla Proteobacteria , Acidobacteria , Planctomycetes , and Bacteroidetes .