Transmission of a heterologous clade C Symbiodinium in a model anemone infection system via asexual reproduction

Transmission of a heterologous clade C Symbiodinium in a model anemone infection system via asexual reproduction

Anemones of genus Exaiptasia are used as model organisms for the study of cnidarian-dinoflagellate (genus Symbiodinium) endosymbiosis. However, while most reef-building corals harbor Symbiodinium of clade C, Exaiptasia spp. anemones mainly harbor clade B Symbiodinium (ITS2 type B1) populations. In t...

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Main Authors: Wan-Nan U. Chen, Ya-Ju Hsiao, Anderson B. Mayfield, Ryan Young, Ling-Lan Hsu, Shao-En Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-08-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Endosymbiology
Marine biology
Microalgae
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2358.pdf

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