PRJNA761929
Microbiome of a reef-building coral displays signs of acclimation to a stressful shallow hydrothermal vent habitat
Most tropical reef corals live at temperatures near 27 degrees celsius and pH values near 8. Conditions outside of these can stress corals and lead to bleaching, disease and death. However, some corals can survive in marginal or extreme habitats outside of these ranges. Coral, sediment and water samples from along a transect that crossed an arc of hydrothermal vents were sequenced for the 16S rRNA gene (V4 region).