Microbial community composition of black band disease on the coral host Siderastrea siderea from three regions of the wider Caribbean

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 362, Issue , 2008, Pages 85-98

  Sekar, Raju ^a   Kaczmarsky, Longin T ^a   Richardson, Laurie L ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic impact; Black band disease; Caribbean; Coral disease; Microbial communities; Siderastrea siderea

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORAL REEF; DISEASE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; WATER QUALITY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA KEYS; LEE STOCKING ISLAND; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT CROIX; UNITED STATES; VIRGIN ISLANDS; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BEGGIATOA; DINOPHYCEAE; PROTEOBACTERIA; SIDERASTREA SIDEREA;

EID: 47949111420     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07496     Document Type: Article

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