bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/851519; this version posted November 29, 2019. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder. All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. Main Manuscript for Bacterial lipopolysaccharide induces settlement and metamorphosis in a marine larva. Marnie L Freckelton1, Brian T. Nedved1, You-Sheng Cai2,3, Shugeng Cao2, Helen Turano4, Rosanna A. Alegado4,5 and Michael G. Hadfield1* 1 Kewalo Marine Laboratory, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813. 2 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Daniel K Inouye College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, 200 W. Kawili Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 3 Institute of TCM and Natural Products, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, 185 Donghu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, People’s Republic of China 4 Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96813. 5 Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa, Honolulu Hawaii, United States, 96813. *correspondence:
[email protected] Classification Major: Biological Sciences Minor: Ecology 1 bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/851519; this version posted November 29, 2019. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder. All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. Keywords Hydroides elegans, metamorphosis, lipopolysaccharide, Cellulophaga lytica, biofilms Author Contributions Conceptualization, M.L.F, M.G.H., Y.C., S.C., R.A.A., B.T.N.; Methodology, M.L.F., M.G.H., B.T.N., H.T., R.A.A.; Investigation, M.L.F, B.T.N., Y.C., H.T.; Resources, M.G.H., S.C., R.A.A.; Writing – Original Draft, M.L.F.