Genomic and phylogenetic characterization of luminous bacteria symbiotic with the deep-sea fish Chlorophthalmus albatrossis (Aulopiformes: Chlorophthalmidae)

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 930-939

  Dunlap, Paul V ^a   Ast, Jennifer C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHTHALMID FISHES; LIGHT ORGAN SYMBIOSIS; LUMINOUS BACTERIA; PHYLOGENETIC CHARACTERIZATION;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; PHOSPHORS; RNA;

BACTERIA;

RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; FISH; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PHYLOGENETICS; SYMBIOSIS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHLOROPHTHALMUS ALBATROSSIS; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOBACTERIUM; PHOTOBACTERIUM ANGUSTUM; PHOTOBACTERIUM DAMSELAE; PHOTOBACTERIUM ILIOPISCARIUM; PHOTOBACTERIUM LEIOGNATHI; PHOTOBACTERIUM PHOSPHOREUM; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SYMBIONT; SYMBIOSIS; TELEOST; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA GYRASE; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FISHES; LIGHT; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOTOBACTERIUM; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SYMBIOSIS;

AULOPIFORMES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROPHTHALMIDAE; CHLOROPHTHALMUS ALBATROSSIS; MACROURIDAE; MERLUCCIIDAE; MERLUCCIUS CAPENSIS; MORIDAE; NEGIBACTERIA; NEZUMIA AEQUALIS; PHOTOBACTERIUM ANGUSTUM; PHOTOBACTERIUM DAMSELAE; PHOTOBACTERIUM ILIOPISCARIUM; PHOTOBACTERIUM LEIOGNATHI; PHOTOBACTERIUM PHOSPHOREUM; PHYSICULUS JAPONICUS; PISCES; TELEOSTEI; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 13544269277     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.2.930-939.2005     Document Type: Article

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