Bacterial diversity associated with the Brazilian endemic reef coral Mussismilia braziliensis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1378-1387

  Reis, A M M ^a   Araujo Jr S D ^a   Moura, R L ^c   Francini Filho, R B ^c,e   Pappas, G ^a,b   Coelho, A M A ^d   Kruger R H ^a   Thompson, F L ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

^b National Centre of Genetic Resources and Biotechnology   (Brazil)

^c BA ^*  (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^e STATE UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Bacteria; Coral health; Microbial diversity; Mussismilia braziliensis

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; REEFS; SEAWATER;

16S RDNA; BACTERIAL DIVERSITY; CORAL HEALTH; HIGHER TAXON; MAIN GROUP; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIOTAS; MUSSISMILIA BRAZILIENSIS; PROTEOBACTERIA; REEF CORALS;

BACTERIA;

DNA 16S; SEA WATER;

BACTERIUM; CORAL REEF; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; MUCUS; SEAWATER; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; CHLOROBIA; CLOSTRIDIA; CORAL REEF; CYANOBACTERIUM; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FLAVOBACTERIA; FUSOBACTERIA; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MUCUS; MUSSISMILIA BRAZILIENSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEOBACTERIA; SPHINGOBACTERIA; TAXONOMY; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

EID: 62149110330     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.04106.x     Document Type: Article

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