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Dual symbiosis with co-occurring sulfur-oxidizing symbionts in vestimentiferan tubeworms from a Mediterranean hydrothermal vent.
Environmental microbiology - 1 Dec 2014
Zimmermann Judith, Lott Christian, Weber Miriam, Ramette Alban, Bright Monika, Dubilier Nicole, Petersen Jillian M
Abstract excerpt
Vestimentiferan Tws colonize hydrothermal vents and cold seeps worldwide. They lack a digestive system and gain nutrition from endosymbiotic sulfur-oxidizing bacteria. It is currently assumed that vestimentiferan Tws harbour only a single endosymbiont type. A few studies found indications for additional symbionts, but conclusive evidence for a multiple symbiosis is still missing. We investigated Tws from Marsili...
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