Pyrosequencing of bacterial symbionts within Axinella corrugata sponges: diversity and seasonal variability.

Pyrosequencing of bacterial symbionts within Axinella corrugata sponges: diversity and seasonal variability.

BACKGROUND: Marine sponge species are of significant interest to many scientific fields including marine ecology, conservation biology, genetics, host-microbe symbiosis and pharmacology. One of the most intriguing aspects of the sponge "holobiont" system is the unique physiology, interacti...

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Main Authors: James R White, Jignasa Patel, Andrea Ottesen, Gabriela Arce, Patricia Blackwelder, Jose V Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3373494?pdf=render

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