Bacterial Community Characterization of Ulva prolifera and Sargassum horneri

In this study, we collected phycosphere and epiphytic bacterial samples from Ulva prolifera and Sargassum horneri, as well as from the surrounding seawater, during the bi-macroalgal bloom in the southern Yellow Sea. We employed 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing to profile and compare the bacterial communities associated with U. prolifera and S. horneri..