The Hawaiian Archipelago: a microbial diversity hotspot

Author:

Donachie, S. P., Hou, S., Lee, K.S., Riley, C.W., Pikina, A., Belisle, C., Kempe, S., Gregory, T.S., Bossuyt, A., Boerema, J., Liu, J., Freitas, T.A., Malahoff, A., Alam, M.

Title:

The Hawaiian Archipelago: a microbial diversity hotspot

Periodical:

Microbial Ecology

Year:

2004

Volume:

48

Pages:

509-520

Subject:

Lake Waiau Genetics Biotic communities

Summary:

The authors compiled the first 16S SSU rDNA clone libraries and cultivated bacteria from five Hawaiian lakes, an anchialine pool, and the Loihi submarine volcano. Each site hosted a distinct prokaryotic community dominated by Bacteria. Cloned sequences fell into 158 groups from 18 Bacteria phyla, while seven were unassigned and two belonged in the Euryarchaeota. Due to the remote location and diverse physically and chemically, Hawaiian aquatic habitats provide unique niches for the evolution of novel communities and microorganisms.

Label:

Ecology

URL:

http://cletus.uhh.hawaii.edu:2075/stable/25153135

Date:

2004

Collection:

Periodicals