In this study, 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing was used to assess bacterial and archaeal diversity and dynamics of the PA (3.0õm ) fractions of four different eelgrass beds
** = P* = PThe critical P-value of 0.05 was corrected using a Bonferroni correction yielding a α value of 0.002 in the case of Cakile and a α value of 0.003 in the case of Elymus.