Bacteria from Penguin Guano, Antarctica ...

• Main Author: Putte, Anton Van De
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility (ANTABIF) 2019
• Subjects: Admiralty Bay; Guano; King George Island; Antarc*; Antarctica; Pygoscelis adeliae
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.15468/f9ob9z; https://www.gbif.org/dataset/ebe73e19-11eb-48d2-9263-fb0caa3b7b5a

The total number of bacteria and culturable bacteria in Ade´lie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) guano was determined during 42 days of decomposition in a location adjacent to the rookery in Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctica. Of the culturable bacteria, 72 randomly selected colonies were described using 49 morpho-physiological tests, 27 of which were subsequently considered significant in characterizing and differentiating the isolates. On the basis of the nucleotide sequence of a fragment of the 16S rRNA gene in each of 72 pure isolates, three major phylogenetic groups were identified, namely the Moraxellaceae/Pseudomonadaceae (29 isolates), the Flavobacteriaceae (14), and the Micrococcaceae (29). Grouping of the isolates on the basis of morpho-physiological tests (whether 49 or 27 parameters) showed similar results to those based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. Clusters were characterized by considerable intra-cluster variation in both 16S rRNA gene sequences and morpho-physiological responses. High ...