University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 3-18-2016 Characterization of Bacterial Diversity in Cold- Water Anthothelidae Corals Stephanie Nichole Lawler University of South Florida,
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[email protected]. Characterization of Bacterial Diversity in Cold-Water Anthothelidae Corals by Stephanie Nichole Lawler A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science College of Marine Science University of South Florida Co-Major Professor: Christina Kellogg, Ph.D. Co-Major Professor: Mya Breitbart, Ph.D. Pamela Hallock Muller, Ph.D. Date of Approval: December 9, 2015 Keywords: cold-water corals, Anthothela, deep sea, octocoral, submarine canyons Copyright © 2015, Stephanie Nichole Lawler DEDICATION This thesis is dedicated to my parents, Brian and Lorri Lawler, and husband, Jonathon Ellington, for the endless love and support they have shown throughout my graduate career. Thank you for enduring the long hours, success, and failures. It was your loving words that gave me the foundation to believe in myself.