Sergey Dobretsov

Bacteria play a vital role in the settlement and metamorphosis of marine invertebrates. However, the molecular mechanisms by which bacteria regulate the metamorphosis from larva to juvenile remain unknown. This study aims to investigate whether bacteria derived from Mytilus coruscus affect the larval settlement and metamorphosis of this species. Our results showed that all eight bacterial strains can induce settlement and metamorphosis in this mussel species.

Professor Leonard V. Evans was born in Cardigan and studied Botany and Marine Botany at Bangor University, where he completed his PhD in 1959. His doctoral research on the cytogenetics of seaweeds marked the beginning of a lifelong commitment to marine biology.

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