| Title |
Pyrosequencing of Bacterial Symbionts within Axinella corrugata Sponges: Diversity and Seasonal Variability
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, June 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0038204 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
James R. White, Jignasa Patel, Andrea Ottesen, Gabriela Arce, Patricia Blackwelder, Jose V. Lopez |
| Abstract |
Marine sponge species are of significant interest to many scientific fields including marine ecology, conservation biology, genetics, host-microbe symbiosis and pharmacology. One of the most intriguing aspects of the sponge "holobiont" system is the unique physiology, interaction with microbes from the marine environment and the development of a complex commensal microbial community. However, intraspecific variability and temporal stability of sponge-associated bacterial symbionts remain relatively unknown. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 159 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 3% |
| Brazil | 2 | 1% |
| Germany | 2 | 1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 148 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 43 | 27% |
| Researcher | 28 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 25 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 26 | 16% |
| Unknown | 17 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 85 | 53% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 14 | 9% |
| Environmental Science | 13 | 8% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 11 | 7% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 12 | 8% |
| Unknown | 21 | 13% |