Prevalence, complete genome and metabolic potentials of a phylogenetically novel cyanobacterial symbiont in the coral-killing sponge, Terpios hoshinota
Y.-H. Chen, H.-J. Chen, C.-Y. Yang, J.-H. Shiu, D. Z. Hoh, P.-W. Chiang, W. S. Chow, C. A. Chen, T.-H. Shih, S.-H. Lin, C.-M. Yang, J. D. Reimer, E. Hirose, B. H. Iskandar, H. Huang, , S.-L. Tang
The paper identifies a novel cyanobacterial symbiont in the coral-killing sponge Terpios hoshinota, characterizes its genome and metabolic potential, and proposes a new genus and species.
bioRxiv · Feb 4, 2021Ecology