Changes in the Bacterial Community Associated With Experimental Symbiont Loss in the Mucus Layer of Cassiopea xamachana Jellyfish
Cassiopea xamachana is a model system for studies in animal symbiosis with algal symbionts. This medusa is also associated with a microbial community that can impact its health, but this community has not been thoroughly studied. Shifts in the bacterial community following the loss of symbionts invo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Marine Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.879184/full |