Diazotrophic bacteria associated with Hawaiian Montipora corals: Diversity and abundance in correlation with symbiotic dinoflagellates

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 371, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-146

  Olson, N D ^a,b   Ainsworth, T D ^c   Gates, R D ^d   Takabayashi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Corals; Gamma proteobacteria; Hawaii Island; Montipora; Nitrogen fixation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; CORAL; DINOFLAGELLATE; DOMINANCE; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; NITROGEN CYCLE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SYMBIONT;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; MONTIPORA; MONTIPORA CAPITATA; VIBRIO;

EID: 62949163453     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.01.012     Document Type: Article

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