Endozoicomonas are specific, facultative symbionts of sea squirts

Endozoicomonas are specific, facultative symbionts of sea squirts

Ascidians are marine filter feeders and harbor diverse microbiota that can exhibit a high degree of host-specificity. Pharyngeal samples of Scandinavian and Mediterranean ascidians were screened for consistently associated bacteria by culture-dependent and -independent approaches. Representatives of...

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Main Authors: Lars Schreiber, Kasper Urup Kjeldsen, Peter Funch, Jeppe Jensen, Matthias Obst, Susanna López-Legentil, Andreas Schramm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Symbiosis
marine
ascidians
mucin
tunicates
Sea squirts
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01042/full

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