Host Traits and Phylogeny Contribute to Shaping Coral-Bacterial Symbioses
ABSTRACT The success of tropical scleractinian corals depends on their ability to establish symbioses with microbial partners. Host phylogeny and traits are known to shape the coral microbiome, but to what extent they affect its composition remains unclear. Here, by using 12 coral species representi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2022-04-01
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| Series: | mSystems |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msystems.00044-22 |