Effects of temperature, nutrients, organic matter and coral mucus on the survival of the coral pathogen, Serratia marcescens PDL100

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2479-2485

  Looney, Erin E ^a   Sutherland, Kathryn P ^b   Lipp, Erin K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b ROLLINS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND; SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUCUS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CULTURE MEDIA; ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MUCUS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SEAWATER; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; TEMPERATURE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ACROPORA PALMATA; ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MONTASTRAEA FAVEOLATA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SIDERASTREA SIDEREA;

EID: 77956297479     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02221.x     Document Type: Article

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