Molecular analysis of bacterial communities and detection of potential pathogens in a recirculating aquaculture system for Scophthalmus maximus and Solea senegalensis

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Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Martins, Patrícia ^a   Cleary, Daniel F R ^a   Pires, Ana C C ^a   Rodrigues, Ana Maria ^a   Quintino, Victor ^a   Calado, Ricardo ^a   Gomes, Newton C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE; RNA 16S; SEA WATER;

AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIODETES; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOFILTER; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA BARCODING; FISH DISEASE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOBACTERIUM DAMSELAE; PHYLOGENY; PHYLUM; PISCICULTURE; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PROTEOBACTERIA; PYROSEQUENCING; RNA SEQUENCE; SAMPLING; SCOPHTHALMUS MAXIMUS; SEDIMENTATION; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SOLEA SENEGALENSIS; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SYMPTOM; TAXONOMY; TENACIBACULUM DISCOLOR; TENACIBACULUM SOLEAE; WATER SUPPLY; ANIMAL; BACTERIA; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FLATFISH; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; BACTERIA; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FISH DISEASES; FLATFISHES; MICROBIOTA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84893458519     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080847     Document Type: Article

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