Genetic difference but functional similarity among fish gut bacterial communities through molecular and biochemical fingerprints

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 568-580

  Mouchet, Maud A ^a   Bouvier, Corinne ^a   Bouvier, Thierry ^a   Troussellier, Marc ^a   Escalas, Arthur ^a   Mouillot, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Biolog; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Diversity; Ecosystem functioning; Fish assemblage; Gut bacterial community

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; DEGRADATION; DIET; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ELECTROKINESIS; FISH; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GENETIC VARIATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NICHE BREADTH; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC MATTER; SALINITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FISH; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; STOMACH JUICE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FISHES; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; GENETIC VARIATION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

BRAZIL; MIRIM LAGOON; PATOS LAGOON; RIO GRANDE DO SUL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84856054209     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01241.x     Document Type: Article

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