Bacterial assemblages differ between compartments within the coral holobiont

Coral Reefs

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-52

  Sweet, M J ^a   Croquer, A ^a,b   Bythell, J C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Bacterial communities; Compartments; Corals; Mucus; Skeleton; Tissue

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CORAL REEF; HOST SPECIFICITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MUCUS; SAMPLING; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79551685906     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-010-0695-1     Document Type: Article

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