Significant Shifts in Microbial Communities Associated with Scleractinian Corals in Response to Algae Overgrowth

Microbes play a key role in reef dynamics, mediating the competition between scleractinian corals and benthic algae; however, major shifts in bacterial communities among coral species in response to increases in the abundance of algae are not well understood. We investigated the taxonomic compositio...

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Published in:	Microorganisms
Main Authors:	Chunrong Lu, Qi Zhang, Qinyu Huang, Shuying Wang, Xiao Qin, Tianfei Ren, Rufeng Xie, Hongfei Su
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Subjects:	microbial communities scleractinian corals benthic algae coral–algal interactions 16S rRNA
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/11/2196