What do we really know about sponge-microbial symbioses

ISME Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-3

  Webster, Nicole S ^a   Blackall, Linda L ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPONGE (PORIFERA); SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PORIFERA; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 58049116955     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2008.102     Document Type: Article

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