Ecology and biotechnological potential of bacterial community from three marine sponges of the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract

Marine sponges has been a large reservoir of microbial diversity, with the presence of many species specific populations as well as producing biologically active compounds, which has attracted great biotechnological interest. In order to verify the influence of the environment in the composition of the bacterial community present in marine sponges and biotechnological potential of bacteria isolated from these organisms, three species of sponges and the waters surrounding them were collected in different beaches of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The profile of the bacterial community present in sponges and water was obtained by PCR-DGGE technique and the biotechnological potential of the strains isolated by producing amylase, cellulase, protease and biosurfactants. The results showed that despite the influence of the environment in the composition of the microbial community, studied marine sponges shown to have specific bacterial populations, with some, showing potential in the production of substances of biotechnological applications.

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“…Considering the biological diversity of sponges existing in the Brazilian coast (Van Soest et al 2012), the potential for discovery of new molecules for health and industry is very large, and this aspect is explored in the manuscript of Araújo et al (2017) by studying the bacterial communities present in three marine sponges species collected in the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Their data also fundament the opportunity for the study of a group of organisms that are essential for the conservation of marine ecosystems.…”