Spirochaetes dominate the microbial community associated with the red coral Corallium rubrum on a broad geographic scale
Mass mortality events in populations of the iconic red coral Corallium rubrum have been related to seawater temperature anomalies that may have triggered microbial disease development. However, very little is known about the bacterial community associated with the red coral. We therefore aimed to pr...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4893704/ |