Sea urchin microbiomes vary with habitat and resource availability
Abstract Sea urchins are key grazers in coastal seas, where they can survive a variety of conditions and diets, enhancing their ecological impact on kelp forests and other ecosystems. Using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, we characterized bacterial communities associated with guts of the two dominant sea...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-06-01
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Series: | Limnology and Oceanography Letters |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10189 |