Fine-structural analysis of black band disease infected coral reveals boring cyanobacteria and novel bacteria

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 179-190

  Miller, Aaron W ^a   Blackwelder, Patricia ^b,c   Al Sayegh, Husain ^b   Richardson, Laurie L ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black band disease; Boring cyanobacteria; Coral disease; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; CORAL; CYANOBACTERIUM; ETIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKELETON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CYANOBACTERIA;

ANNULARIS SPECIES COMPLEX; ANTHOZOA; CYANOBACTERIA; MONTASTRAEA ANNULARIS;

EID: 79952517439     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: 16161580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao02305     Document Type: Article

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