A Taxonomic Inventory of Marine Invertebrate-associated Microbes from the Microbial Culture Collection of Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution

海洋分院微生物保藏中心海洋无脊椎动物相关微生物分类名录

• 批准号: 0103668
• 负责人: Jose Lopez
• 金额: $ 20.88万
• 依托单位: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-08-01 至 2006-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0103668&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Taxonomic; Inventory; Marine; Invertebrate; associated

DEB-0103668Jose LopezPeter McCarthyJulie OlsenA grant has been awarded to Drs. Jose Lopez, Peter McCarthy, and Julie Olson at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (HBOI) to perform a taxonomic survey and inventory of deeper water marine microorganisms contained in HBOI's microbial culture collection. The approximately 9000 microorganisms within the collection were isolated from deep-water marine invertebrates (primarily sponges). This project will survey about half of the collection using a combination of descriptive and molecular genetic techniques, provide access to this information via the Internet, creation of a Harbor Branch Marine Microbe Database (HBMMD) and professional scientific publications, and apply the knowledge gained to examinations of the genetic diversity within preserved specimens of the host invertebrates. It is thought that the microbial communities associated with marine invertebrates will differ with the species of host invertebrate, geographic location, and water depth.Little is known about the biological and genetic diversity of marine microorganisms. Due to the inherent difficulties associated with gaining access to deep-water environments, even less is known about deeper water marine microbes. There is an urgent need to study the diversity of marine ecosystems, which are under increasing threats caused by tourism, recreational use, nutrient overload, and general ocean warming. Understanding the balance of biodiversity in marine ecosystems which are still relatively healthy will enhance our ability to manage and conserve them, suggest possible goals in the restoration of similar but less healthy marine systems, and help to foster a greater global appreciation of microbial ecosystems.

Jose Lopez Peter McCarth Julie Olsena已被授予港湾分会海洋研究所(HBOI)的Jose Lopez、Peter McCarthy和Julie Olson博士，对HBOI微生物培养收藏中包含的深水海洋微生物进行分类调查和清点。收集的大约9000个微生物是从深水海洋无脊椎动物(主要是海绵)中分离出来的。该项目将结合描述性和分子遗传学技术对大约一半的标本进行调查，通过因特网提供获取这些信息的途径，建立海港分部海洋微生物数据库和专业科学出版物，并将所获得的知识应用于检查寄主无脊椎动物保存标本中的遗传多样性。人们认为，与海洋无脊椎动物相关的微生物群落会因宿主无脊椎动物的种类、地理位置和水深而有所不同。人们对海洋微生物的生物多样性和遗传多样性知之甚少。由于与进入深水环境相关的固有困难，人们对深水海洋微生物的了解更少。迫切需要研究海洋生态系统的多样性，这些生态系统正受到旅游业、娱乐用途、营养超载和普遍海洋变暖的日益威胁。了解仍然相对健康的海洋生态系统中生物多样性的平衡，将提高我们管理和养护它们的能力，提出恢复类似但不太健康的海洋系统的可能目标，并有助于促进全球对微生物生态系统的更大赞赏。