Composition, diversity and functional potential of bacterial community in four stony coral species from the South China Sea.

ABSTRACT: Recent investigations of coral symbiotic microorganisms have largely centered on their ecological functions, while systematic analyses of the community composition, diversity, and functional potential of bacteria associated with different coral species remain limited. This study presents the first systematic analysis of the distinct community structures and highly conserved core functions of symbiotic bacteria in four species of stony corals Favites abdita (Fa), Favia speciosa (Fs), Montipora digitata (Md), and Porites solida (Ps) from the South China Sea by high-throughput sequencing. The results identified 23 phyla and 250 genera of bacterial taxa, revealing considerable taxonomic richness in these coral-associated bacterial communi

SUBMITTER: Li Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12929457 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature