Evaluating the core microbiota in complex communities: A systematic investigation

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 1450-1462

  Astudillo García, Carmen ^a,b   Bell, James J ^c   Webster, Nicole S ^d   Glasl, Bettina ^e   Jompa, Jamaluddin ^f   Montoya, Jose M ^g   Taylor, Michael W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^d AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^e JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f HASANUDDIN UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^g UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; PHYLOGENY; SPONGE (PORIFERA);

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; MICROBIOTA; PHYLOGENY; PORIFERA;

EID: 85012920476     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.13647     Document Type: Article

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