Table 3.
Taxonomic profile of B. azoricus gill tissues’ microbial community. The V6 hypervariable region of 16S rRNA was amplified from cDNA and pyrosequenced in a 454 next generation sequencing platform.
| Kingdom or Phylum | Class | Genus/Description | OTU | Sequences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacteria | Uncultured bacterium | 3 | 13 | |
| Proteobacteria | Gammaproteobacteria | Thiotrophic endosymbiont of B. azoricus | 1 | 4180 |
| Proteobacteria | Methanotrophic endosymbiont of B. azoricus | 1 | 1030 | |
| Proteobacteria | Psychromonas | 1 | 2 | |
| Proteobacteria | Unculturedgammaproteobacterium | 4 | 161 | |
| Proteobacteria | Epsilonproteobacteria | Sulfurovum | 1 | 1 |
| Spirochaetes | Uncultured Spirochaetes | 2 | 2 | |
| Unidentified | 18 | 224 |