title: Metagenomic assessment of the eastern oyster-associated microbiota.
abstract: Bacteria associated with the Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) native to Apalachicola Bay, FL, were investigated using 16S rRNA gene amplicon metagenomic sequencing which revealed that the oyster microbiome was predominated by Cyanobacteria and Proteobacteria. We also found that the oyster tissues were predominated by the pathogenic and symbiotic Photobacterium spp. (formerly known as Vibrio damselae).
authors.affiliation: Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, School of the Environment, FSH Science Research Center, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA ashvini.chauhan@famu.edu.
authors.forename: Ashvini
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.affiliation: Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, School of the Environment, FSH Science Research Center, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wafula
authors.affiliation: Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, School of the Environment, FSH Science Research Center, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Dawn E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.affiliation: Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, School of the Environment, FSH Science Research Center, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pathak