Nitrogen source preference of Aspergillus sydowii, an infective agent associated with aspergillosis of sea fan corals

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 386-392

  Rivest, Emily B ^a,b   Baker, David M ^a   Rypien, Krystal L ^a,c   Harvell, C Drew ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; CORAL; CORAL REEF; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGAL DISEASE; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SKELETON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS SYDOWII; FUNGI; GORGONACEA; GORGONIA;

EID: 75749133586     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2010.55.1.0386     Document Type: Article

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