Coral-mucus-associated Vibrio integrons in the Great Barrier Reef: Genomic hotspots for environmental adaptation

ISME Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 962-972

  Koenig, Jeremy E ^a   Bourne, David G ^b   Curtis, Bruce ^a   Dlutek, Marlena ^a   Stokes, H W ^c   Doolittle, W Ford ^a   Boucher, Yan ^d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

coral; gene cassettes; integrons; microbial defense; Vibrio

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARRAY; BACTERIUM; CORAL; CULTIVAR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; MUCUS; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL GENOME; CLASSIFICATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; INTEGRON; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; VIBRIO; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; AUSTRALIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMIC LIBRARY; INTEGRONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYLOGENY; VIBRIO; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; SCLERACTINIA; VIBRIO;

EID: 79956277237     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2010.193     Document Type: Article

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