Association of coral algal symbionts with a diverse viral community responsive to heat shock

Abstract Background Stony corals provide the structural foundation of coral reef ecosystems and are termed holobionts given they engage in symbioses, in particular with photosynthetic dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium. Besides Symbiodinium, corals also engage with bacteria affecting metaboli...

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Main Authors: Jan D. Brüwer, Shobhit Agrawal, Yi Jin Liew, Manuel Aranda, Christian R. Voolstra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-017-1084-5