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Skimming genomes for systematics and DNA barcodes of corals
Project detaiing a genome skimming approach followed by bioinformatically pulling UCEs and exons from the low-coverage genome data. -
Antillogorgia elisabethae Targeted Locus (Loci)
This study aims to characterize the bacterial community associated with the gorgonian octocoral Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae. Three individual colonies of Pseudopterogorgia... -
Antillogorgia elisabethae Targeted loci environmental
Antillogorgia elisabethae (previously classified as Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae) is a common branching octocoral in Caribbean reef ecosystems. A. elisabethae is a rich source... -
Natural product discovery via metatranscriptomic analysis of three Caribbean ...
Octocorals are an important source of bioactive natural products such as the pseudopterosin family of diterpene glycosides which exhibit potent anti-inflammatory activity.... -
Metagenomic analysis of small circular DNA associated with Caribbean octocorals
Octocorals host a diverse eukaryotic and prokaryotic microbiome. These organisms play important roles in the octocoral such as nutrient cycling and disease prevention. While the...