Functional Insights into the Kelp Microbiome from Metagenome-Assembled Genomes
Brooke L. Weigel, Khashiff Miranda, Emily C. Fogarty, Andrea R. Watson, Catherine A. Pfister
Abstract
Kelp (brown algae in the order Laminariales ) are foundational species that create essential habitat in temperate and arctic coastal marine ecosystems. These photosynthetic giants host millions of microbial taxa whose functions are relatively unknown, despite their potential importance for host-microbe interactions and nutrient cycling in kelp forest ecosystems.
Topics & Concepts
KelpMetagenomicsMicrobiomeBiologyGenomeEvolutionary biologyComputational biologyEcologyGeneGeneticsMarine and coastal plant biologyCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsSeaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds