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Epibiosis of oxygen phototrophs containing chlorophylls a, b, c, and d on the colonial ascidian Cystodytes dellechiajei
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SYSNO ASEP 0367389 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Epibiosis of oxygen phototrophs containing chlorophylls a, b, c, and d on the colonial ascidian Cystodytes dellechiajei Author(s) Martínez-García, M. (ES)
Koblížek, Michal (MBU-M) RID, ORCID
López-Legentil, S. (ES)
Antón, J. (ES)Source Title Microbial Ecology. - : Springer - ISSN 0095-3628
Roč. 61, č. 1 (2011), s. 13-19Number of pages 7 s. Language eng - English Country US - United States Keywords D-PRODUCING CYANOBACTERIUM ; ACARYOCHLORIS-MARINA ; ADAPTATION Subject RIV EE - Microbiology, Virology CEZ AV0Z50200510 - MBU-M (2005-2011) UT WOS 000286639800003 DOI 10.1007/s00248-010-9694-6 Annotation The external surfaces of marine animals are colonized by a wide variety of epibionts. Here, we study the phototrophic epibiotic community attached to the colonial ascidian Cystodytes dellechiajei collected in the Mediterranean Sea. Epifluorescence microscopy analysis showed abundant filamentous cyanobacteria on the upper and basal parts of the ascidian that displayed autofluorescence, as well as some unicellular cyanobacteria, diatoms, and structures, which could belong to microscopic rhodophyte algae. In addition, high-performance liquid chromatography of the photosynthetic pigments confirmed that the phototrophic epibionts possess chlorophyll (Chl) d, as well as Chl a, b, and c, which enable them to use far-red light for photosynthesis in that peculiar microenvironment. Workplace Institute of Microbiology Contact Eliška Spurná, eliska.spurna@biomed.cas.cz, Tel.: 241 062 231 Year of Publishing 2012
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