mSphere
(Jun 2021)
Microbiome Analysis Reveals Diversity and Function of
<i>Mollicutes</i>
Associated with the Eastern Oyster,
<i>Crassostrea virginica</i>
Zachary T. Pimentel,
Keith Dufault-Thompson,
Kayla T. Russo,
Abigail K. Scro,
Roxanna M. Smolowitz,
Marta Gomez-Chiarri,
Ying Zhang
Affiliations
Zachary T. Pimentel
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA
Keith Dufault-Thompson
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA
Kayla T. Russo
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA
Abigail K. Scro
Aquatic Diagnostic Laboratory, Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Roxanna M. Smolowitz
Aquatic Diagnostic Laboratory, Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Marta Gomez-Chiarri
Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA
Ying Zhang
ORCiD Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00227-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6,
no. 3
Abstract
Read online
Despite their biological and ecological significance, a mechanistic characterization of microbiome function is frequently missing from many nonmodel marine invertebrates. As an initial step toward filling this gap for the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica
WeChat QR code
Close
