Molecular evidence for a diverse green algal community growing in the hair of sloths and a specific association with Trichophilus welckeri (Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae)

BACKGROUND: Sloths are slow-moving arboreal mammals inhabiting tropical rainforests in Central and South America. The six living species of sloths are occasionally reported to display a greenish discoloration of their pelage. Trichophilus welckeri, a green algal species first described more than a c...

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Auteurs principaux: Suutari, Milla, Majaneva, Markus, Fewer, David P, Voirin, Bryson, Aiello, Annette, Friedl, Thomas, Chiarello, Adriano G, Blomster, Jaanika
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: BioMed Central 2010
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2858742/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20353556
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-10-86
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