Phylogenetic signal in the community structure of host-specific microbiomes of tropical marine sponges

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue OCT, 2014, Pages

  Easson, Cole G ^a   Thacker, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Community ecology; Diversity; Microbial symbioses; Phylogeny; Porifera

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HOST RANGE; IDENTITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIOME; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES; SPONGE (PORIFERA); SYMBIONT;

EID: 84987811167     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00532     Document Type: Article

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