Morphological diversity of virus-like particles within the surface microlayer of scleractinian corals

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-44

  Davy, Joanne E ^a   Patten, Nicole L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral surface microlayer; CSM; TEM; Transmission electron microscopy; Virus like particles; VLP

Indexed keywords

ACROPORA MURICATA; ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRUS LIMON; CYANOBACTERIA; FUNGI; PORITES; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 34548331973     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame047037     Document Type: Article

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