题目: Two functionally distinct ciliates dwelling in Acropora corals in Sanya, South China Sea

作者: Dajun Qiu, Liangmin Huang, Hui Huang, Jianhui Yang, and Senjie Lin 

刊物: Applied and Environmental Microbiology ，（IF=3.778，II区）

刊号: 2010,16:5639-5643 

摘要: We detected and characterized two distinct scuticociliate ciliates inside Acropora corals in the South China Sea. One, voraciously foraging on Symbiodinium, resembled the brown band disease of ciliates. The other, which is closely related to Paranophrys magna, grazed on detritus instead of Symbiodinium. These two ciliates may serve contrasting functions (competitor versus "cleaner") in the coral-ciliate-Symbiodinium triangular relationship.