Temporal Variation in the Microbiome of Acropora Coral Species Does Not Reflect Seasonality

The coral microbiome is known to fluctuate in response to environmental variation and has been suggested to vary seasonally. However, most studies to date, particularly studies on bacterial communities, have examined temporal variation over a time frame of less than 1 year, which is insufficient to...

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Main Authors: Hannah E. Epstein, Hillary A. Smith, Neal E. Cantin, Veronique J. L. Mocellin, Gergely Torda, Madeleine J. H. van Oppen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01775/full