Bacteria associated with the rapid tissue necrosis of stony corals

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1851-1857

  Luna, G M ^a   Biavasco, F ^a   Danovaro, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIODIVERSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NECROSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIBOTYPING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIBRIO;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BASE SEQUENCE; BIODIVERSITY; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NECROSIS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RIBOTYPING; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIBRIO;

ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; PROKARYOTA; SCLERACTINIA; VIBRIO; VIBRIO HARVEYI; VIBRIO SP.;

EID: 34250178756     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01287.x     Document Type: Article

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