Metataxonomic Analysis of Bacterial Diversity Associated with Marine Organisms

Nadia Ruocco; Roberta Esposito; Valerio Zupo; Maria Costantini

doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-2313-8_12

Metataxonomic Analysis of Bacterial Diversity Associated with Marine Organisms

Methods Mol Biol. 2022:2498:253-264. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2313-8_12.

Authors

Nadia Ruocco^#¹, Roberta Esposito^#^{1

2}, Valerio Zupo¹, Maria Costantini³

Affiliations

¹ Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Department of Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology, Naples, Italy.
² Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo, Naples, Italy.
³ Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Department of Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology, Naples, Italy. maria.costantini@szn.it.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 35727548
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2313-8_12

Abstract

In the present era marine biotechnologies are dominating the world of scientific research assisted by great advances in molecular biology techniques, and microbial community analysis provides useful tool to investigate their diversity and their potential for biotechnological applications. In fact, several marine organisms harbor diverse microbial associated communities, which play key roles for their host functioning and are rich sources of bioactive natural compounds. Here, we describe the fundamental steps of metataxonomic analysis of microbial communities associated with marine organisms.

Keywords: DNA; Heat-map; Krona plot; Microorganism; PCA analysis; Taxonomy BarPlot.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aquatic Organisms* / genetics
Bacteria* / genetics
Biotechnology / methods