10.6084/m9.figshare.5718901.v1 FÁBIO V. DE ARAÚJO FÁBIO V. DE ARAÚJO MARCELLE C.M. NETTO MARCELLE C.M. NETTO GUSTAVO P. AZEVEDO GUSTAVO P. AZEVEDO MARCELLY M.A. JAYME MARCELLY M.A. JAYME MONICA C. NUNES-CARVALHO MONICA C. NUNES-CARVALHO MARIANA M. SILVA MARIANA M. SILVA FLÁVIA L. DO CARMO FLÁVIA L. DO CARMO Ecology and biotechnological potential of bacterial community from three marine sponges of the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil SciELO journals 2017 bacterial diversity biosurfactants enzymes marine sponges PCR-DGGE. 2017-12-20 02:45:47 Dataset https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Ecology_and_biotechnological_potential_of_bacterial_community_from_three_marine_sponges_of_the_coast_of_Rio_de_Janeiro_Brazil/5718901 <div><p>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.</p></div>