Temporal molecular and isotopic analysis of active bacterial communities in two New Zealand sponges

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 195-205

  Simister, Rachel ^a   Taylor, Michael W ^a   Rogers, Karyne M ^b   Schupp, Peter J ^c   Deines, Peter ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Marine sponge; Pyrosequencing; Stable isotopes; Temporal variability

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; RNA 16S;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORGANIC MATTER; SPONGE; STABLE ISOTOPE; SYMBIOSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; PHYLOGENY; SEASON; SPONGE (PORIFERA); SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON ISOTOPES; NEW ZEALAND; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PHYLOGENY; PORIFERA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEASONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SYMBIOSIS;

NEW ZEALAND;

ANCORINA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OTUS; PORIFERA; TETHYA;

EID: 84879417299     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12109     Document Type: Article

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