The Starlet Sea Anemone, Nematostella vectensis, possesses body region-specific bacterial associations with spirochetes dominating the capitulum
A. M. Bonacolta, M. T. Connelly, S. Rosales, J. del Campo, N. Traylor-Knowles
The paper identifies spirochete dominance in the capitulum of Nematostella vectensis, distinguishing it from other body regions and linking it to the genus Oceanispirochaeta.
bioRxiv · May 10, 2020Microbiology