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The project continues to address the establishment and functional consequences of the microbiota in the two basal metazoan animals, the Scyphozoan jellyfish Aurelia aurita (Cnidaria) (B2.1, PI Schmitz-Streit) and the comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi (Ctenophora) …
Jensen N, Weiland-Bräuer N, Joel S, Chibani CM, Schmitz RA (2023) The Life Cycle of Aurelia aurita Depends on the Presence of a Microbiome in Polyps Prior to Onset of Strobilation. Microbiology Spectrum, 11(4), e00262-23. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00262-23