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ArticlePloS one2015

Characterization of Bacterial Communities Associated with the Tyrian Purple Producing Gland in a Marine Gastropod.

Ajit Kumar Ngangbam, Abdul Baten, Daniel L E Waters, Steve Whalan, Kirsten Benkendorff

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ajit Kumar NgangbamMarine Ecology Research Centre, School of Environment, Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia.
Abdul BatenSouthern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia.
Daniel L E WatersSouthern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia.
Steve WhalanMarine Ecology Research Centre, School of Environment, Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia.
Kirsten BenkendorffMarine Ecology Research Centre, School of Environment, Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia.
Southern Cross University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dicathais orbita is a marine mollusc recognised for the production of anticancer compounds that are precursors to Tyrian purple. This study aimed to assess the diversity and identity of bacteria associated with the Tyrian purple producing hypobranchial gland, in comparison with foot tissue, using a high-throughput sequencing approach. Taxonomic and phylogenetic analysis of variable region V1-V3 of 16S rRNA bacterial gene amplicons in QIIME and MEGAN were carried out. This analysis revealed a highly diverse bacterial assemblage associated with the hypobranchial gland and foot tissues of D. orbita. The dominant bacterial phylum in the 16S rRNA bacterial profiling data set was Proteobacteria followed by Bacteroidetes, Tenericutes and Spirochaetes. In comparison to the foot, the hypobranchial gland had significantly lower bacterial diversity and a different community composition, based on taxonomic assignment at the genus level. A higher abundance of indole producing Vibrio spp. and the presence of bacteria with brominating capabilities in the hypobranchial gland suggest bacteria have a potential role in biosynthesis of Tyrian purple in D. orbita.

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AnimalsBacterial Typing TechniquesBacteroidetesBase SequenceBiodiversityGastropodaHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingIndolesMicrobiotaPhylogenyProteobacteriaRNA, BacterialRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSequence Analysis, DNASpirochaetalesTenericutes6,6'-dibromoindigoIndolesRNA, BacterialRNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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PMID26488885
PMCPMC4619447
OpenAlexW2134578090

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