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Vibrio fischeri imports and assimilates sulfate during symbiosis with Euprymna scolopes.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Sept 2021
Wasilko Nathan P, Ceron Josue S, Baker Emily R, Cecere Andrew G, Wollenberg Michael S, Miyashiro Tim I
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Sulfur is in cellular components of bacteria and is, therefore, an element necessary for growth. However, mechanisms by which bacteria satisfy their sulfur needs within a host are poorly understood. Vibrio fischeri is a bacterial symbiont that colonizes, grows, and produces bioluminescence within the light organ of the Hawaiian bobtail squid, which provides an experimental platform for investigating sulfur...
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