Host Differentiation and Compartmentalization of Microbial Communities in the Azooxanthellate Cupcorals Tubastrea coccinea and Rhizopsammia goesi in the Caribbean

We investigated the microbial communities associated with surface mucus layer, tissue, and gastrovascular cavity of two azooxanthellate Caribbean cup corals (Tubastrea coccinea and Rhizopsammia goesi) to explore potential differences in microbial community composition within and among these azooxant...

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Main Authors: Aschwin H. Engelen, Tânia Aires, Mark J. A. Vermeij, Gerhard J. Herndl, Ester A. Serrão, Pedro R. Frade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00391/full