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Genetic subdivision of chemosynthetic endosymbionts of Solemya velum along the Southern New England coast.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Sept 2009
Stewart Frank J, Baik Alan Hyun Y, Cavanaugh Colleen M
Abstract excerpt
Population-level genetic diversity in the obligate symbiosis between the bivalve Solemya velum and its thioautotrophic bacterial endosymbiont was examined. Distinct populations along the New England coast shared a single mitochondrial genotype but were fixed for unique symbiont genotypes, indicating high levels of symbiont genetic structuring and potential symbiont-host decoupling.
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