Evidence for phosphonate usage in the coral holobiont

ISME Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 459-461

  Thomas, S ^a   Burdett, H ^a   Temperton, B ^a   Wick, R ^b   Snelling, D ^b   McGrath, J W ^c   Quinn, J P ^c   Munn, C ^d   Gilbert, J A ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL MARINE AQUARIUM   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discosoma sp.; Phosphonoacetate hydrolase; Sinularia sp

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHONOACETATE HYDROLASE; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CORAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; ORGANIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIODIVERSITY; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHONIC ACIDS; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ALCYONACEA; ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DISCOSOMA; DISCOSOMA SP.; INVERTEBRATA; SINULARIA;

EID: 77149122718     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2009.129     Document Type: Article

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