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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Auteurs principaux: Tingting Xiang, Erik Lehnert, Robert E. Jinkerson, Sophie Clowez, Rick G. Kim, Jan C. DeNofrio, John R. Pringle, Arthur R. Grossman
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Publié: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/054209943c5c4f67b9ba7c4e79eebb03
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Résumé: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.