Comparison of bacterial communities in sponge, sediment and water biotopes in the Indo-Pacific region

Sponges are an important structural and abundant part of coral reefs, and their microbial symbionts contribute to nutrient cycling and host nutrition, health and defence. However, microbial communities associated to sponges have to be structurally and functionally characterized so their symbiotic fu...

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Autor principal: Pires, Ana Cecília da Cruz (author)
Formato: doctoralThesis
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2021
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/29363
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/29363