| Literature DB >> 20581178 |
Dajun Qiu1, Liangmin Huang, Hui Huang, Jianhui Yang, Senjie Lin.
Abstract
We detected and characterized two distinct scuticociliate ciliates inside Acropora corals in the South China Sea. One, voraciously foraging on Symbiodinium, resembled the brown band disease of ciliates. The other, which is closely related to Paranophrys magna, grazed on detritus instead of Symbiodinium. These two ciliates may serve contrasting functions (competitor versus "cleaner") in the coral-ciliate-Symbiodinium triangular relationship.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20581178 PMCID: PMC2918966 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03009-09
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792