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Bacterial community composition associated with jellyfish and surrounding water

High bacterial growth has been detected in the surroundings of live or decaying jellyfish. bacterial community structure was determined using 16S rRNA sequence analysis of bacterial isolates growing on ZoBell agar. A total of 559 colony forming units were isolated and prepared for comparative analysis. Around 50% of the bacterial community is affiliated with Gammaprotebacteria, dominated by Vibrionaceae and Pseudoalteromonadaceae. Preliminary results indicate difference in medusa-attached bacterial species composition from those in the surrounding water as well as difference between sampling locations.

Aurelia; Gulf of Trieste; Mljet Lake; attached bacterial species

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