A specific mix of generalists: Bacterial symbionts in Mediterranean Ircinia spp.

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 619-637

  Erwin, Patrick M ^a   López Legentil, Susanna ^b   González Pech, Raúl ^c   Turon, Xavier ^a  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bacterial symbionts; COI; Host specificity; ITS 2; Phylogenetics; Sponge

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENERALIST; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HABITAT TYPE; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; PHYLOGENETICS; RADIATION BALANCE; SESSILE SPECIES; SPONGE; TAXONOMY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RNA GENE; SPONGE (PORIFERA); SYMBIOSIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; BIODIVERSITY; GENES, RRNA; GENETIC VARIATION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PORIFERA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SYMBIOSIS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); IRCINIA; IRCINIA FASCICULATA; IRCINIA OROS; IRCINIA VARIABILIS;

EID: 84856035239     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01243.x     Document Type: Article

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