title: Phylogenetic diversity of a SRB-rich marine biofilm.
abstract: This study was conducted to characterize the phylogenetic diversity of a corrosive marine biofilm based on 16S rDNA. Results of phylogenetic analysis indicated that, out of the 112 clones developed, 52 clones (46.4%) were affiliated with two families of sulfate-reducing bacteria: Desulfovibrionaceae and Desulfobacteriaceae. Another 44 clones (39.3%) were affiliated with the Clostridiaceae family of low G+C, gram-positive bacteria. Three clones (2.7%) were closely related to Chlorobium vibrioforme, a green sulfur bacterium.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Environmental Engineering Research, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, SAR, China.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Fang
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D018441:Biofilms; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D016999:Sulfur-Reducing Bacteria / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal