Bacteria associated with an encrusting sponge (Terpios hoshinota) and the corals partially covered by the sponge

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1179-1191

  Tang, Sen Lin ^a   Hong, Mei Jhu ^a   Liao, Ming Hui ^a   Jane, Wann Neng ^b   Chiang, Pei Wen ^a   Chen, Chung Bin ^a   Chen, Chaolun A ^a  

^a BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND MICROBIAL BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; BIOTA; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RNA GENE; SPONGE (PORIFERA);

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BIOTA; CYANOBACTERIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, RRNA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PORIFERA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; FAVIA; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; ISOPORA PALIFERA; MILLEPORA; MONTIPORA EFFLORESCENS; PORITES LUTEA; PROCHLORON; PROCHLORON SP.; TERPIOS;

EID: 79955035356     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02418.x     Document Type: Article

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