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Host age is not a consistent predictor of microbial diversity in the coral Porites lutea

Corals harbour diverse microbial communities that can change in composition as the host grows in age and size. Larger and older colonies have been shown to host a higher diversity of microbial taxa and this has been suggested to be a consequence of their more numerous, complex and varied micro-niche...

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Autores principales: Wainwright, Benjamin J., Zahn, Geoffrey L., Afiq-Rosli, Lutfi, Tanzil, Jani T. I., Huang, Danwei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7463248/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32873814
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71117-4