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Analysis of the evolution of microbial communities associated with different cultures of rotifer strains belonging to different cryptic species of the Brachionus plicatilis species
Qi, Z.; Dierckens, K.; Defoirdt, T.; Sorgeloos, P.; Boon, N.; Bao, Z.; Bossier, P. (2009). Analysis of the evolution of microbial communities associated with different cultures of rotifer strains belonging to different cryptic species of the Brachionus plicatilis species. Aquaculture 292(1-2): 23-29. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2009.03.030
In: Aquaculture. Elsevier: Amsterdam; London; New York; Oxford; Tokyo. ISSN 0044-8486; e-ISSN 1873-5622, more
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Keywords
    Analytical techniques > Electrophoresis
    Aquaculture
    Aquatic organisms > Marine organisms > Aquatic animals > Marine invertebrates
    Biological phenomena > Evolution
    Composition > Community composition
    Data processing
    Growth rate
    Principal components analysis
    Strains
    Brachionus plicatilis Müller, 1786 [WoRMS]; Rotifera [WoRMS]
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    Microbial community; Rotifer; Brachionus plicatilis; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis

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Abstract
    The evolution of the composition of microbial communities associated with cultures of 3 different strains belonging to different cryptic species of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis was monitored during four subsequent cycles of batch cultivation using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis, cluster analysis, multidimensional scaling and principal component analysis. The data suggest that the evolving microbial communities are different with different B. plicatilis strain cultures. Moreover, large changes in rotifer growth rate were found to be associated with large changes in the microbial community composition, suggesting that there might be a causal link. Finally, Lorenz curves and Gini-coefficient analysis revealed that good performing B. plicatilis cultures showed a more even microbial community structure.

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