A universal subcuticular bacterial symbiont of a coral predator, the crown-of-thorns starfish, in the Indo-Pacific
N. Wada, H. Yuasa, R. Kajitani, Y. Gotoh, Y. Ogura, D. Yoshimura, A. Toyoda, S.-L. Tang, Y. Higashimura, H. Sweatman, Z. H. Forsman, O. Bronstein, G. Eyal, N. Thongtham, T. Itoh, , N. Yasuda
This study identifies a universal bacterial symbiont, COTS27, found in the subcuticular space of crown-of-thorns starfish across the Indo-Pacific, suggesting an ancient symbiotic relationship.
bioRxiv · Feb 13, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology