Characterization of Oscillatoria spp. and their Role in Black Band Disease of Coral

Black band disease (BBD) is a cyanobacterial dominated pathogenic consortium that affects corals worldwide. Recently two cyanobacteria (Oscillatoria strains 101-1 and 100-1) were isolated into culture from BBD. The aim of this study was to characterize the strains and assess their role in BBD pathog...

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Main Author: Stanic, Dina
Format: Others
Published: FIU Digital Commons 2010
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Online Access:http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/243
http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1307&context=etd