This effect was only marginally significant, but it is tempting to speculate that this trend might have been linked to inability of translocated-oyster immune system to control the resident microbiota acquired from the new environment, resulting in more bacteria evading the oyster immune defenses and establishing in the hemolymph.
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Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Pacific Oyster Hemolymph Microbiota across Multiple Scales.
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