The HMA-LMA dichotomy revisited: An electron microscopical survey of 56 sponge species

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 227, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 78-88

  Gloeckner, Volker ^a   Wehrl, Markus ^a   Moitinho Silva, Lucas ^a   Gernert, Christine ^a   Hentschel, Ute ^a   Schupp, Peter ^b   Pawlik, Joseph R ^c   Lindquist, Niels L ^d   Erpenbeck, Dirk ^e   Wörheide, Gert ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^d The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^f BAYERISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG FÜR PALÄONTOLOGIE UND GEOLOGIE   (Germany)

Author keywords

High microbial abundance; HMA; LMA; Low microbial abundance

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; SPONGE; SYMBIOSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

AGELASIDA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DICTYOCERATIDA; HAPLOSCLERIDA; HOMOSCLEROMORPHA; POECILOSCLERIDA; VERONGIDA;

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; BACTERIAL DNA; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; DIAGNOSTIC USE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; INDIAN OCEAN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPONGE (PORIFERA); SYMBIOSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIODIVERSITY; DNA, BACTERIAL; INDIAN OCEAN; INDOLES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MICROBIOTA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PORIFERA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84915735934     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/BBLv227n1p78     Document Type: Article

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