Stable and sporadic symbiotic communities of coral and algal holobionts

Coral and algal holobionts are assemblages of macroorganisms and microorganisms, including viruses, Bacteria, Archaea, protists and fungi. Despite a decade of research, it remains unclear whether these associations are spatial–temporally stable or species-specific. We hypothesized that conflicting i...

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Main Authors: Hester, Eric R, Barott, Katie L, Nulton, Jim, Vermeij, Mark JA, Rohwer, Forest L
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5029208/