Changes in the microbial communities associated with Gorgonia ventalina during aspergillosis infection

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-94

  Gil Agudelo, Diego L ^a   Myers, Carey ^b   Smith, Garriet W ^c   Kim, Kiho ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS Y COSTERAS INVEMAR   (Colombia)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Biolog; Coral disease; Gorgonia ventalina; Metabolic characterization; Microbial communities

Indexed keywords

CORAL; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FUNGAL DISEASE; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIOLOGY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GORGONIA VENTALINA;

EID: 33646228144     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao069089     Document Type: Article

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