Microbiomes of stony and soft deep-sea corals share rare core bacteria
Abstract Background Numerous studies have shown that bacteria form stable associations with host corals and have focused on identifying conserved “core microbiomes” of bacterial associates inferred to be serving key roles in the coral holobiont. Because studies tend to focus on only stony corals (or...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Microbiome |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-019-0697-3 |