Fine structure analysis of black band disease (BBD) infected coral and coral exposed to the BBD toxins microcystin and sulfide

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-33

  Miller, Aaron W ^a   Richardson, Laurie L ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black band disease; Coral disease; Microcystin; Sulfide

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; MICROCYSTIN; MICROCYSTIN LR; SULFIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDERMIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPIDERMIS; MICROCYSTINS; SULFIDES;

ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; MONTASTRAEA ANNULARIS;

EID: 84855189427     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2011.09.007     Document Type: Article

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