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Feeding cessation alters host morphology and bacterial communities in the ascidian Pseudodistoma crucigaster

BACKGROUND: Ascidians can associate with abundant and diverse consortia of microbial symbionts, yet these communities remain unexamined for the majority of host ascidians and little is known about host-symbiont interactions. METHODS: We coupled electron microscopy and 16S rRNA gene tag pyrosequencin...

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Autores principales: López-Legentil, Susanna, Turon, Xavier, Erwin, Patrick M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4712478/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26770257
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-016-0134-4