coral metagenome
Coral-associated bacteria play an increasingly recognized part in coral health. We investigated the effect of local anthropogenic impacts on coral microbial communities on reefs near Jeddah, the largest city on the Saudi Arabian coast of the central Red Sea. We analyzed the bacterial community structure of water and corals (Pocillopora verrucosa and Acropora hemprichii) at sites that were relatively unimpacted, exposed to sedimentation & local sewage, and in the discharge area of municipal wastewaters.
isolation_source
Red Sea
collection_date
2013-12-01
geo_loc_name
Saudi Arabia:Red Sea
lat_lon
21.889675 N 38.967114 E
BioSampleModel
Metagenome or environmental