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Jul 2026
Experimental evidence for early bacterial inheritance in the giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Findings provide evidence consistent with early-stage bacterial inheritance in M. pyrifera, contributing to the growing evidence that macroalgal holobionts are assembled, at least in part, through vertical transmission of symbionts.
Sara Usandizaga, Jessica Beltrán, Gustavo Rodríguez-Valdecantos et al.
· FEMS Microbiology Ecology · 0 citations