Phylogenetic signal in the community structure of host-specific microbiomes of tropical marine sponges
Sponges (Porifera) can host diverse and abundant communities of microbial symbionts that make crucial contributions to host metabolism. Although these communities are often host-specific and hypothesized to co-evolve with their hosts, correlations between host phylogeny and microbiome community stru...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00532/full |