Bacterial communities closely associated with coral tissues vary under experimental and natural reef conditions and thermal stress

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-296

  Ainsworth, T D ^a   Hoegh Guldberg, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacterial associations; Coral; Coral bleaching

Indexed keywords

ACROPORA ASPERA; ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; STYLOPHORA PISTILLATA;

EID: 76149086833     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00102     Document Type: Article

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