Table 2.
Identity of ascidian-associated bacteria as detected by culturing.
| Phylogenetic affiliation | A. aspersa | A. scabra | Ascidia sp. | Ascidiella sp. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS-1 | AS-2 | AM-5 | AV-11 | AV-10 | |
| ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA | |||||
| Tropicibacter | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA | |||||
| Microbulbifer | 3 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Colwellia | – | – | 5 | 1 | – |
| Pseudoalteromonas | – | – | – | 3 | – |
| Shewanella | 1 | – | 6 | 16 | 3 |
| Endozoicomonas | – | 1 | – | – | 13 |
| Photobacterium | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 |
| Vibrio | – | – | 8 | 7 | – |
| Other | – | – | 6 | – | 1 |
| EPSILONPROTEOBACTERIA | |||||
| Arcobacter | 1 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Bacteroidetes | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| Firmicutes/Bacilli | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Unidentified | – | 14 | – | 7 | – |
| Total strains analyzed | 6 | 15 | 29 | 34 | 21 |
Numbers represent the number of obtained isolates for a given taxonomic group. Host specimens are shown with their identifiers. Genera also detected by 16S rRNA gene amplification (Table 1) are shown in bold. –, no data.