A study of the bacterial flora associated with Holothuria atra

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-26

  Ward Rainey, Naomi ^a,b   Rainey, Fred A ^a,b   Stackebrandt, Erko ^a,b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE DSMZ GERMAN COLLECTION OF MICROORGANISMS AND CELL CULTURES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Bacterial flora; Holothurian; Microbial ecology; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

HOLOTHURIA ATRA;

EID: 0030273732     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(96)02566-X     Document Type: Article

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