The role of epibotic bacteria from the surface of the soft coral Dendronephthya sp. in the inhibition of larval settlement

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 299, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-50

  Dobretsov, Sergey ^a   Qian, Pei Yuan ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antifouling; Bugula neritina; Carbohydrates; Dendronephthya sp.; Epibiotic bacteria; Hydroides elegans; Larval settlement; Soft coral

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING; BACTERIUM; EPIBIONT; INHIBITION; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; SOFT CORAL;

ALCYONACEA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRYOZOA; BUGULA; BUGULA NERITINA; COELENTERATA; DENDRONEPHTHYA; DENDRONEPHTHYA SP.; HYDROIDES; HYDROIDES ELEGANS; INVERTEBRATA; NERITINA; PROTEOBACTERIUM; UNCULTURED ALPHA PROTEOBACTERIUM; VIBRIO; VIBRIO SP.;

EID: 1242345138     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2003.08.011     Document Type: Article

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