Wednesday, October 14, 2026
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Mollusk family trees play a key role in shaping microbiomes, researchers find

A mollusk's microbial community has more to do with its family tree than its address. In other words, the composition of a mollusk's microbiome depends less on the environment in which it lives and more on what species it belongs to, say University of Michigan researchers.

Mollusk family trees play a key role in shaping microbiomes, researchers find
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A mollusk's microbial community has more to do with its family tree than its address. In other words, the composition of a mollusk's microbiome depends less on the environment in which it lives and more on what species it belongs to, say University of Michigan researchers.

Originally published at Phys.org

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