Abstract:
Association between bacteria and marine dinoflagellates is one of the important
factors in harmful algae bloom formation and toxin production by dinoflagellates.
The diversity of the bacteria associated with clonal cultures of both toxic and non
toxic dinoflagellates, Alexandrium tamiyavanichii and Alexandrium leei were
assessed by using culture dependent and culture independent approaches. In culturedependent
approach, bacteria were isolated on appropiate culture media and later
identified based on 16S rDNA sequences. In culture-independent approach
metagenome was extracted directly from the cultures of dinoflagellates.
