Diversity and Function of Aerobic Culturable Bacteria in the Intestine of Sea Cucumbers
December 2012
Graduate School of Science and Technology Nagasaki University
Xiaochi Zhang
CONTENTS
CHAPTERⅠ Introduction ··· 1
CHAPTER Ⅱ Diversity and function of aerobic culturable bacteria in the intestine of the sea cucumber Holothuria leucospilota···7
2.1 Introduction··· 8
2.2 Materials and Methods··· 9
2.3 Results··· 13
2.4 Discussion ··· 18
2.5 Summary ··· 20
CHAPTER Ⅲ Physiological characterization of aerobic culturable bacteria in the intestine of the sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus··· 33
3.1 Introduction··· 34
3.2 Materials and Methods··· 35
3.3 Results··· 40
3.4 Discussion ··· 45
3.5 Summary ··· 48
CHAPTER Ⅳ Diversity and function of aerobic culturable bacteria in the intestine of deep-sea holothurian ··· 59
4.1 Introduction··· 60
4.2 Materials and Methods··· 61
4.3 Results··· 66
4.4 Discussion ··· 71
4.5 Summary ··· 74
CHAPTER Ⅴ General discussion ··· 85
Acknowledgments··· 98
References··· 100
