sediment microbes in seagrass meadows Raw metaG sequence reads
Seagrass meadows are valuable but vulnerable coastal ecosystems that are declining annually due to human activities. Symbionts act as a secondary genome for seagrasses and are linked to their host's fitness. While harnessing symbionts to conserve and restore seagrass meadows is increasingly considered a sustainable approach, our understanding of the ecological processes governing symbiotic microbiome assembly remains limited. This study aims to advance our knowledge of the seagrass holobiont and supports seagrass conservation efforts.