Diversity and Distribution of Diatom Endosymbionts in Amphistegina spp. (Foraminifera) Based on Molecular and Morphological Techniques

• Main Author: Barnes, Kwasi H.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: Digital Commons @ University of South Florida 2016
• Subjects: DNA Extraction; Sequencing; Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis; Symbiosis; Phylogenetics; Bioinformatics; Aquaculture and Fisheries; Genetics; Systems Biology; Bismarck; Pacific; Young Island
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/6177; https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7373&context=etd

Diatoms associated with foraminifers of the genus Amphistegina were assessed using a combination of morphological and molecular techniques. These included: 1) microscopic identification of diatoms cultured from the host, 2) sequencing of portions of the small subunit of the ribosomal RNA gene (18S)...