Abundance of sulfur-degrading bacteria in a benthic bacterial community of shallow sea sediment in the off-Terengganu coast of the South China Sea.

摘要: This study for the first time provides insight into bacterial community in benthic region of Off-Terengganu Coastline, which is considered to be anthropogenically polluted due heavy fishing vessel commotion. Subsurface bacteria were randomly collected from two locations at different depths and examined using 16S rDNA V3-V4 marker gene on Illumina™ Miseq platform. In addition, physiochemical parameters sediment also measured. Surprisingly, results show a high diversity sulfur-oxidizing surveyed area, where Sulfurovum sp. was identified predominate overall community. The reveal insufficient evidence hydrothermal vents area. However, there are traces hydrocarbon pollutants such as gasoline, diesel, mineral oil this It assumed that accumulation lee breakwater plays an important role trapping runoff nearby harbor, includes spills. Based common knowledge, Sulvurofum native bacterium exists deep volcanic territories. Although reason abundance area still unclear, possibility metabolic adaptation regulating survival. work presented paper therefore has profound implications future studies versatility. research needed strengthen findings provide better regarding response toward pollutants.