In four shallow and mesophotic tropical reef sponges from Guam the microbial community largely depends on host identity
Sponges (phylum Porifera) are important members of almost all aquatic ecosystems, and are renowned for hosting often dense and diverse microbial communities. While the specificity of the sponge microbiota seems to be closely related to host phylogeny, the environmental factors that could shape diffe...
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| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2016-04-01
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| Series: | PeerJ |
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/1936.pdf |