Implications of Ecological Niche Differentiation in Marine Bacteria for Microbial Management in Aquaculture to Prevent Bacterial Disease

Tom Defoirdt

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1005843

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Implications of Ecological Niche Differentiation in Marine Bacteria for Microbial Management in Aquaculture to Prevent Bacterial Disease

Tom Defoirdt

* E-mail: Tom.Defoirdt@UGent.be

Affiliations Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (cmet), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Implications of Ecological Niche Differentiation in Marine Bacteria for Microbial Management in Aquaculture to Prevent Bacterial Disease

Tom Defoirdt

Published: November 10, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005843

About the Authors

Tom Defoirdt

* E-mail: Tom.Defoirdt@UGent.be

Affiliations Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (cmet), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Competing Interests

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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