Detection of Prokaryotes on the Astomatous Ciliated Protist Kentrophoros flavus (Ciliophora, Karyorelictea) Revealed A Consistently Associated Muribaculaceae-Like Bacterium
The interactions between symbiotic bacterial consortia and their protist hosts in benthic environments have attracted increasing interest in recent years. In the present study, we investigated the diversity of potentially associated bacteria for an astomatous ciliate, Kentrophoros flavus, collected...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Marine Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.879388/full |