Discovery and quantification of anaerobic nitrogen metabolisms among oxygenated tropical Cuban stony corals.
Journal
The ISME journal
ISSN: 1751-7370
Titre abrégé: ISME J
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101301086
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 2021
04 2021
Historique:
received:
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07
2020
accepted:
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11
2020
revised:
23
10
2020
pubmed:
22
12
2020
medline:
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2021
entrez:
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12
2020
Statut:
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Résumé
Coral reef health depends on an intricate relationship among the coral animal, photosynthetic algae, and a complex microbial community. The holobiont can impact the nutrient balance of their hosts amid an otherwise oligotrophic environment, including by cycling physiologically important nitrogen compounds. Here we use
Identifiants
pubmed: 33342999
doi: 10.1038/s41396-020-00845-2
pii: 10.1038/s41396-020-00845-2
pmc: PMC8115149
doi:
Substances chimiques
Nitrogen
N762921K75
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
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