Tracking transmission of apicomplexan symbionts in diverse Caribbean corals.

Symbionts in each generation are transmitted to new host individuals either vertically (parent to offspring), horizontally (from exogenous sources), or a combination of both. Scleractinian corals make an excellent study system for understanding patterns of symbiont transmission since they harbor div...

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Main Authors: Nathan L Kirk, Raphael Ritson-Williams, Mary Alice Coffroth, Margaret W Miller, Nicole D Fogarty, Scott R Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3833926?pdf=render