microbial mat metagenome
Forms thick, puff balls that become mats when abundant. Grows primarily on scleractinian corals. Consistently light brown in colour. Occasionally woven by shrimp into tubes within coral skeletons.
host
not applicable
isolation_source
shallow 1-3m inshore reef moat
collection_date
2019-02-15
geo_loc_name
Fiji: in front of Namada Village, Baravi, Nadroga
lat_lon
18.19 S 177.62 E
samp_collect_device
Collected into 50 mL scintillation vials
samp_mat_process
Stored in ~96% ethanol at -20°C until processing
BioSampleModel
Metagenome or environmental