Warmer water temperature and epizootic shell disease reduces diversity but increases cultivability of bacteria on the shells of American Lobster (Homarus americanus).
S. L. Ishaq, S. M. Turner, G. Lee, M. S. Tudor, J. D. MacRae, H. Hamlin, D. Bouchard
The study examines how water temperature and shell disease affect bacterial diversity and cultivability on American lobster shells.
bioRxiv · Nov 11, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology