16S rRNA gene sequencing of coral reef microorganisms in the presence of coral exudates
Pre-filtered coral reef seawater microbial communities were incubated in the presence/absence of exudates from two different species of corals and in differing light treatments (light vs. dark). Incubation water was collected at 3 different time points during the incubation, re-filtered, and processed for amplicon-based sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene of marine bacteria and archaea