Leeches and their microbiota: naturally simple symbiosis models

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 365-371

  Graf, Joerg ^a   Kikuchi, Yoshitomo ^a   Rio, Rita V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROMONADACEAE; BLADDER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGUS; EXCRETION; LEECH; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RICKETTSIA; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SYMBIONT; SYMBIOSIS; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; LEECHES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SYMBIOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HIRUDINIDA;

EID: 33746275442     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2006.06.009     Document Type: Review

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