Microbial flora associated with the digestive system of Upogebia stellata (Crustacea: Decapoda: Thalassinidea)

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1083-1096

  Finn, E H ^a,b   Rogerson, A ^a   Atkinson, R J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DIATOM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GUT FLORA; MICROBIAL POPULATION;

AEROMONAS; ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DINOPHYCEAE; ENTEROBACTERIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; THALASSINIDEA; UPOGEBIA STELLATA; UPOGEBIIDAE; VIBRIO;

EID: 0030771590     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0025315400038649     Document Type: Article

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