Diversity of a bacterial community associated with Cliona lobata Hancock and Gelliodes pumila (Lendenfeld, 1887) sponges on the South-East coast of India
Abstract Marine sponges are sources of various bioactive metabolites, including several anticancer drugs, produced mainly by sponge-associated microbes. Palk Bay, on the south-east coast of India, is an understudied, highly disturbed reef environment exposed to various anthropogenic and climatic str...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2020-07-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67717-9 |