Kelp deforestation by sea urchin grazing is a widespread phenomenon, yet the ability of sea urchins to survive on a kelp diet of poor nutritional quality is not fully understood. Kelp biomass is rich

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Sea urchin microbiome. sea urchin metagenome

High throughput 16S rRNA sequencing revealed significantly different microbiota in larger and smaller individuals. Metagenome analysis also suggest a functional importance of gut microbiome of the aqu

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Microbiome associated with bald sea urchin disease in the purple sea urchin

The goal of this study was to identify the causative agents underlying bald sea urchin disease (BSUD) in the California purple sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. BSUD causes the loss of spines

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