α-proteobacterial symbionts of marine bryozoans in the genus Watersipora

Christine M. Anderson; Margo G. Haygood

doi:10.1128/AEM.00604-06

α-proteobacterial symbionts of marine bryozoans in the genus Watersipora

Christine M. Anderson, Margo G. Haygood

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Bacterial symbionts that resembled mollicutes were discovered in the marine bryozoan Watersipora arcuata in the 1980s. In this study, we used PCR and sequencing of 16S rRNA genes, specific fluorescence in situ hybridization, and phylogenctic analysis to determine that the bacterial symbionts of "W. subtorquata" and "W. arcuata" from several locations along the California coast are actually closely related α-Proteobacteria, not mollicutes. We propose the names "Candidatus Endowatersipora palomitas" and "Candidatus Endowatersipora rubus" for the symbionts of "W. subtorquata" and "W. arcuata" respectively.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	303-311
Number of pages	9
Journal	Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Volume	73
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00604-06
State	Published - Jan 2007

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