| Literature DB >> 16461727 |
Kevin Penn1, Dongying Wu, Jonathan A Eisen, Naomi Ward.
Abstract
Although microbes associated with shallow-water corals have been reported, deepwater coral microbes are poorly characterized. A cultivation-independent analysis of Alaskan seamount octocoral microflora showed that Proteobacteria (classes Alphaproteobacteria and Gammaproteobacteria), Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, and Acidobacteria dominate and vary in abundance. More sampling is needed to understand the basis and significance of this variation.Mesh:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16461727 PMCID: PMC1392894 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.72.2.1680-1683.2006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792