Microbiome Changes of Endemic Lake Baikal Sponges during Bleaching Syndrome Development

The sponge (Porifera) microbiome is an indicator of both natural and anthropogenic stressors. Studying Baikal sponge microbial communities could help reveal if there is a connection between bacterial symbionts and a mass sponge bleaching event that was recently detected; 16S rRNA sequencing was perf...

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Main Authors: Valeria Itskovich, Oxana Kaluzhnaya, Olga Glyzina, Ragothaman Prathiviraj, George Seghal Kiran, Joseph Selvin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/12/653