Provisioning of essential metabolites, and B vitamins in particular, could help explain the prevalence of Endozoicomonas in forming symbiotic relationships with a range of distantly related marine animal hosts, such as corals, sponges, or ascidians [26]. Importantly, while the here-characterized E....
Symbiotic microorganisms in reef-building corals, including algae, bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viruses, play critical roles in the adaptation of coral hosts to adverse environmental conditions. However, their adaptation and functional relationships in nutrient-rich environments have yet to be fully exp...