Recent progress in Symbiodinium transcriptomics

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 408, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 120-125

  Leggat, William ^a   Yellowlees, David ^a   Medina, Monica ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genomics; Minicircles; Symbiodinium; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLADISTICS; DINOFLAGELLATE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; GENOMICS; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MITOCHONDRION; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; PLASTID; SYMBIOSIS;

ANTHOZOA; DINOPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA; SCLERACTINIA; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 80055055153     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.07.032     Document Type: Article

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