Reverse transcription PCR amplification of cyanobacterial symbiont 16S rRNA sequences from single non-photosynthetic eukaryotic marine planktonic host cells

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 243-250

  Foster, Rachel A ^a   Collier, Jackie L ^b   Carpenter, Edward J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Cyanobiont; Dinophysoid; Radiolarian; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; Symbioses; Tintinnid

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMBIONT;

AMPHISOLENIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITHARISTES; CODONELLA; CYANOBACTERIA; DICTYOCORYNE; DINOPHYSIS; EUKARYOTA; HISTIONEIS; ORNITHOCERCUS; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; PROCHLOROCOCCUS SP.; PROKARYOTA; PROTISTA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.; TINTINNIDA;

EID: 33645219888     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00185.x     Document Type: Article

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