Bacterial and viral dynamics during a mass coral spawning period on the Great Barrier Reef

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 209-220

  Patten, N L ^a,b   Mitchell, J G ^b   Middelboe, M ^c   Eyre, B D ^a   Seuront, L ^b   Harrison, P L ^a   Glud, R N ^c,d  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Coral reef; Sediment; Spawning; Virus

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 42549088104     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01179     Document Type: Article

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