DOI: 10.1128/mra.00936-26 ISSN: 2576-098X
Bacterial community profiles of soils from the Mount Makiling Forest Reserve, Philippines
Armi R. Creencia, Eldrin D. L. R. Arguelles, Noel H. Tan Gana, Rose May Anne D. Capanzana, Jaimar P. Martinez, Jovenal C. Lanceras, Clavel Ayseri M. Salaan, Ralf Aeimos M. Del Castillo, Darlene Faye B. CadaoABSTRACT
The Mount Makiling Forest Reserve harbors diverse microorganisms with potential biotechnological applications, yet bacterial taxonomic profiling across its watersheds remains limited. Amplicon metagenome sequencing targeting the 16S rRNA gene revealed Proteobacteria and Acidobacteriota as dominant phyla, with Actinobacteriota, Verrucomicrobiota, Chloroflexi, Myxococcota, Methylomirabilota, Bacteroidota, Nitrospirota, and Planctomycetota present at varying abundances.