NOVEL TOOLS INTEGRATING METABOLIC AND GENE FUNCTION TO STUDY THE IMPACT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ON CORAL SYMBIOSIS

NOVEL TOOLS INTEGRATING METABOLIC AND GENE FUNCTION TO STUDY THE IMPACT OF THE ENVIRONMENT ON CORAL SYMBIOSIS

The symbiotic dinoflagellates (genus Symbiodinium) inhabiting coral endodermal tissues are well known for their role as keystone symbiotic partners, providing corals with enormous amounts of energy acquired via photosynthesis and the absorption of dissolved nutrients. In the past few decades, corals...

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Main Authors: Mathieu ePernice, Oren eLevy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Genomics
Symbiosis
coral
Stable isotopes
Symbiodinium
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00448/full

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