Tracking transmission of apicomplexan symbionts in diverse Caribbean corals.

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

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