Symbiont population control by host-symbiont metabolic interaction in Symbiodiniaceae-cnidarian associations
The relationship between the coral animal and symbiotic algae is essential to coral health, and researchers are turning to Exaiptasia, a model cnidarian system, to study this relationship mechanistically. Here the authors find that endosymbiotic algae become limited by nitrogen at high population de...
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| Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2020
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/054209943c5c4f67b9ba7c4e79eebb03 |
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| Summary: | The relationship between the coral animal and symbiotic algae is essential to coral health, and researchers are turning to Exaiptasia, a model cnidarian system, to study this relationship mechanistically. Here the authors find that endosymbiotic algae become limited by nitrogen at high population densities and provide the host with high levels of fixed carbon. |
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