Proliferation of Purple Sulphur Bacteria at the Sediment Surface Affects Intertidal Mat Diversity and Functionality

Cédric Hubas; Bruno Jesus; Mickael Ruivo; Tarik Meziane; Najet Thiney; Dominique Davoult; Nicolas Spilmont; David M. Paterson; Christian Jeanthon

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0082329

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Proliferation of Purple Sulphur Bacteria at the Sediment Surface Affects Intertidal Mat Diversity and Functionality

Cédric Hubas ,

* E-mail: hubas@mnhn.fr

Affiliation Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, UMR BOREA 7208 MNHN/CNRS/IRD/UPMC, Paris, France
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Bruno Jesus,

Affiliations LUNAM université, Université de Nantes, Mer Molécules Santé EA 2160, Faculté des Sciences et des Techniques, Nantes, France, Centro de Biodiversidade, Genómica Integrativa e Funcional (BioFIG), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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Mickael Ruivo,

Affiliation Centro de Biodiversidade, Genómica Integrativa e Funcional (BioFIG), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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Tarik Meziane,

Affiliation Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, UMR BOREA 7208 MNHN/CNRS/IRD/UPMC, Paris, France
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Najet Thiney,

Affiliation Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, UMR BOREA 7208 MNHN/CNRS/IRD/UPMC, Paris, France
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Dominique Davoult,

Affiliations UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7144, Adaptation et Diversité en Milieu Marin, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Roscoff, France, CNRS, UMR 7144, Adaptation et Diversité en Milieu Marin, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Roscoff, France
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Nicolas Spilmont,

Affiliation CNRS, UMR 8187, LOG, Station Marine de Wimereux, Wimereux, France
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David M. Paterson,

Affiliation Sediment Ecology Research Group, Scottish Ocean Institute, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Christian Jeanthon

Affiliations UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7144, Adaptation et Diversité en Milieu Marin, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Roscoff, France, CNRS, UMR 7144, Adaptation et Diversité en Milieu Marin, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Roscoff, France
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Proliferation of Purple Sulphur Bacteria at the Sediment Surface Affects Intertidal Mat Diversity and Functionality

Cédric Hubas,
Bruno Jesus,
Mickael Ruivo,
Tarik Meziane,
Najet Thiney,
Dominique Davoult,
Nicolas Spilmont,
David M. Paterson,
Christian Jeanthon

Published: December 5, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082329

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