Diversity and flexibility of algal symbiont community in globally distributed larger benthic foraminifera of the genus Amphistegina

Autor: Martina Prazeres, T. Edward Roberts, Shadrina Fildzah Ramadhani, Steve S. Doo, Christiane Schmidt, Marleen Stuhr, Willem Renema
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: BMC Microbiology, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2180
DOI: 10.1186/s12866-021-02299-8
Popis: Abstract Background Understanding the specificity and flexibility of the algal symbiosis-host association is fundamental for predicting how species occupy a diverse range of habitats. Here we assessed the algal symbiosis diversity of three species of larger benthic foraminifera from the genus Amphistegina and investigated the role of habitat and species identity in shaping the associated algal community. Results We used next-generation sequencing to identify the associated algal community, and DNA barcoding to identify the diatom endosymbionts associated with species of A. lobifera, A. lessonii, and A. radiata, collected from shallow habitats (
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