Comparative genomic insights into bacterial induction of larval settlement and metamorphosis in the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea
A. Ohdera, M. Medina, W. Fitt, D. K. Hofmann, K. Attarwala, R. Henry, V. Wu, H. Laird
The paper identifies bacteria capable of inducing settlement and metamorphosis in Cassiopea xamachana and finds that inductive bacteria lack certain biosynthetic pathways but share genes that may underlie their inductive capacity.
bioRxiv · Jun 24, 2022Microbiology