Chemical defense in ascidians eudistoma viride and didemnum psammathodes in Tuticorin, southeast coast of India: Bacterial epibiosis and fouling deterrent activity

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 337-339

  Santhana Ramasamy, M ^a   Murugan, A ^a  

^a Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Antifouling; Ascidian; Biofilm; Didemnum psammathodes; Epibacteria; Eudistoma viride

Indexed keywords

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIDEMNUM; EUDISTOMA;

EID: 18944386996     PISSN: 03795136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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