Laminara and Ascophyllum microbiomes
Brown algae, including Laminaria digitata and Ascophyllum nodosum, host diverse bacterial and eukaryotic microbial communities. Using 16S rRNA and ITS metabarcoding, we characterized the composition of the surface microbiome of different thallus regions in L. digitata and compared it with that of A. nodosum. Our data reveal significant variations in the bacterial and eukaryotic microbiome depending on tissue type and species