Distribution of Abundant and Active Planktonic Ciliates in Coastal and Slope Waters Off New England

Despite their important role of linking microbial and classic marine food webs, data on biogeographical patterns of microbial eukaryotic grazers are limited, and even fewer studies have used molecular tools to assess active (i.e., those expressing genes) community members. Marine ciliate diversity i...

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Main Authors: Sarah J. Tucker, George B. McManus, Laura A. Katz, Jean-David Grattepanche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02178/full