title: A microbial observatory of caterpillars: isolation and molecular characterization of protists associated with the saturniid moth caterpillar Rothschildia lebeau.
authors.affiliation: The Josephine Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution, Marine Biological Laboratory, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, USA. amaral@mbl.edu
authors.forename: Linda A Amaral
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Zettler
authors.forename: Abby D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Laatsch
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zettler
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Nerad
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cole
authors.forename: Felipe Chavarria
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Diaz
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Diaz
authors.forename: Daniel H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Janzen
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sittenfeld
authors.forename: Olivia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: Anna-Louise
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Reysenbach
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D016798:Ciliophora / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003470:Culture Media; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D004064:Digestive System / Q000469:parasitology; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D007438:Introns; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009036:Moths / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000382:microbiology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D016054:DNA, Protozoan