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Genotypic assessment of a dichotomous key to identify Vibrio coralliilyticus, a coral pathogen.
Diseases of aquatic organisms - 22 Mar 2018
Menezes Francisca Gleire R, Barbosa Wescley E, Vasconcelos Lorrana S, Rocha Rafael S, Maggioni Rodrigo, Sousa Oscarina V, Hofer Ernesto, Vieira Regine H S F
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Vibrio coralliilyticus is a known pathogen to corals and larvae of bivalves. Its identification is made based on phenotypic and genotypic characters of isolated strains. To evaluate the efficiency of the phenotypic identification, 21 strains identified as V. coralliilyticus using a widely used dichotomous key were analyzed by qualitative PCR and sequencing of the 16S rDNA region. The results obtained by the...
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