Bacterial and Fungal Co-Occurrence in the Nudibranch, Pteraeolidia semperi.

ABSTRACT: Despite the increasing recognition and importance surrounding bacterial and fungal interactions, and their critical contributions to ecosystem functioning and host fitness, studies examining their co-occurrence remain in their infancy. Similarly, studies have yet to characterise the bacterial and fungal communities associated with nudibranchs or their core microbial members. Doing this can advance our understanding of how the microbiome helps a host adapt and persist in its environment. In this study, we characterised the bacterial and fungal communities associated with 46 Pteraeolidia semperi nudibranch individuals collected from four offshore islands in Singapore. We found no distinct spatial structuring of microbial community, richness, or diversity across sampling locations. The

SUBMITTER: Ng MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9786341 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature