Isotopic labeling and antifungal resistance as tracers of gut passage of the sea fan pathogen Aspergillus sydowii

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Rypien, Krystal L ^a,b   Baker, David M ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

15N; Aspergillus sydowii; Coral disease; Corallivore; Flamingo tongue snail; Gut passage; Hygromycin resistance; Isotope label; Specialist predator

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

CORAL; FECES; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LABORATORY METHOD; MOVEMENT; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; PREDATOR; SNAIL; SPORE; TRACER;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ANTIFUNGAL RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; FECES; FOOD PREFERENCE; INTESTINE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SNAIL;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ASPERGILLUS; CARBON ISOTOPES; DRUG RESISTANCE, FUNGAL; FECES; FOOD PREFERENCES; INTESTINES; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; SNAILS;

ANTHOZOA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS SYDOWII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYPHOMA GIBBOSUM; FUNGI; GASTROPODA; GORGONACEA;

EID: 70349464529     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02106     Document Type: Article

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