Campos, F. F.Garcia, J. E.Luna-Finkler, C. L.Davolos, C. C. [UNESP]Lemos, M. V.F. [UNESP]Pérez, C. D.2018-12-112018-12-112015-01-01Brazilian Journal of Biology, v. 75, n. 2, p. 431-434, 2015.1678-43751519-6984http://hdl.handle.net/11449/167895Analyses of 16S rDNA genes were used to identify the microbiota isolated from the mucus of the zoanthid Palythoa caribaeorum at Porto de Galinhas on the coast of Pernambuco State, Brazil. This study is important as the first report of this association, because of the potential biotechnological applications of the bacterium Alcanivorax dieselolei, and as evidence for the presence of a hydrocarbon degrading bacterium in a reef ecosystem such as Porto de Galinhas.431-434eng16S rDNABiodegradationCnidariansHydrocarbonsMicrobiotaAlcanivorax dieselolei, uma bactéria degradadora de alcanos associada ao muco do zoantídeo Palythoa caribaeorum (Cnidaria, Anthozoa)Alcanivorax dieselolei, an alkane-degrading bacterium associated with the mucus of the zoanthid Palythoa caribaeorum (Cnidaria, Anthozoa)Artigo10.1590/1519-6984.16113S1519-69842015000200025Acesso aberto2-s2.0-84936770883S1519-69842015000200025.pdf