Development of bacterial biofilms on artificial corals in comparison to surface-associated microbes of hard corals.

Numerous studies have demonstrated the differences in bacterial communities associated with corals versus those in their surrounding environment. However, these environmental samples often represent vastly different microbial micro-environments with few studies having looked at the settlement and gr...

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Main Authors: Michael John Sweet, Aldo Croquer, John Christopher Bythell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3123308?pdf=render