Creatures big and small are home to distinct and diverse microbial communities. (IMAGE)

University of British Columbia

Creatures big and small are home to distinct and diverse microbial communities.

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New research from UBC indicates that creatures big and small—some barely larger than single-celled protists—are home to distinct and diverse microbial communities. A juvenile nudibranch (Mollusca) from macroalgae in Quadra Island, British Columbia, Canada. Credit: Niels Van Steenkiste, University of British Columbia.

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Credit: Niels Van Steenkiste, University of British Columbia.

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