Extensive Thioautotrophic Gill Endosymbiont Diversity within a Single <italic toggle="yes">Ctena orbiculata</italic> (Bivalvia: Lucinidae) Population and Implications for Defining Host-Symbiont Specificity and Species Recognition

ABSTRACT Seagrass-dwelling members of the bivalve family Lucinidae harbor environmentally acquired gill endosymbionts. According to previous studies, lucinid symbionts potentially represent multiple strains from a single thioautotrophic gammaproteobacterium species. This study utilized genomic- and...

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Auteurs principaux: Shen Jean Lim, Louie Alexander, Annette Summers Engel, Audrey T. Paterson, Laurie C. Anderson, Barbara J. Campbell
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Publié: American Society for Microbiology 2019
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