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ArticlePloS one2016

Bacterial Community Associated with Organs of Shallow Hydrothermal Vent Crab Xenograpsus testudinatus near Kuishan Island, Taiwan.

Shan-Hua Yang, Pei-Wen Chiang, Tin-Chang Hsu, Shuh-Ji Kao, Sen-Lin Tang

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Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 27 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 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Shan-Hua YangBiodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Pei-Wen ChiangBiodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Tin-Chang HsuResearch Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Shuh-Ji KaoState Key Laboratory of Marine Environment, Xiamen University, Fujian, China.
Sen-Lin TangBiodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
National Chung Hsing University · TWBiodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica · TWResearch Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica · TWXiamen University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Shallow-water hydrothermal vents off Kueishan Island (northeastern Taiwan) provide a unique, sulfur-rich, highly acidic (pH 1.75-4.6) and variable-temperature environment. In this species-poor habitat, the crab Xenograpsus testudinatus is dominant, as it mainly feeds on zooplankton killed by sulfurous plumes. In this study, 16S ribosomal RNA gene amplicon pyrosequencing was used to investigate diversity and composition of bacteria residing in digestive gland, gill, stomach, heart, and mid-gut of X. testudinatus, as well as in surrounding seawater. Dominant bacteria were Gamma- and Epsilonproteobacteria that might be capable of autotrophic growth by oxidizing reduced sulfur compounds and are usually resident in deep-sea hydrothermal systems. Dominant bacterial OTUs in X. testudinatus had both host and potential organ specificities, consistent with a potential trophic symbiotic relationship (nutrient transfer between host and bacteria). We inferred that versatile ways to obtain nutrients may provide an adaptive advantage for X. testudinatus in this demanding environment. To our knowledge, this is the first study of bacterial communities in various organs/tissues of a crustacean in a shallow-water hydrothermal system, and as such, may be a convenient animal model for studying these systems.

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AnimalsBacteriaBrachyuraEpsilonproteobacteriaGammaproteobacteriaHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationHydrothermal VentsIslandsRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSeawaterSulfurTaiwanRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSulfur

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PMID26934591
PMCPMC4774926
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