Rhizobia represent only one component of a highly complex and dynamic microbial community associated with plant roots62.
Martínez-García, M., Díaz-Valdés, M., Wanner, G., Ramos-Esplá, A. & Antón, J. Microbial community associated with the colonial ascidian Cystodytes dellechiajei.
Wegley, L., Edwards, R., Rodriguez-Brito, B., Liu, H. & Rohwer, F. Metagenomic analysis of the microbial community associated with the coral Porites astreoides.
No differences in the microbial community associated with C. rubrum were observed between 4 of the 5 locations, showing that the relative abundances of these OTUs within the core microbiome were relatively stable on a spatial scale (Figure S2).
How to cite this article: van de Water, J. A. J. M. et al. Spirochaetes dominate the microbial community associated with the red coral Corallium rubrum on a broad geographic scale.
The microbial community associated with Sphagnum was dominated by Proteobacteria (mainly Alphaproteobacteria), which is comparable to other studies.
For coral reefs, molecular techniques, such as 16S rDNA analysis has identified that microbial communities associated with corals are diverse and develop both species specific [8], and generalist associations [9].
Rhizosphere microbial communities associated with both ecotypes were similar.
The microbial communities associated with these end member compositions have been characterized extensively26.
Holmes, D. E. et al. Microbial communities associated with electrodes harvesting electricity from a variety of aquatic sediments.
For example, microbial communities associated with the relatively high pH soils of the P. tremuloides P.
