A dynamic epibiont community associated with the bone-eating polychaete genus Osedax

A dynamic epibiont community associated with the bone-eating polychaete genus Osedax

ABSTRACT Osedax, the deep-sea annelid found at sunken whalefalls, is known to host Oceanospirillales bacterial endosymbionts intracellularly in specialized roots, which help it feed exclusively on vertebrate bones. Past studies, however, have also made mention of external bacteria on their trunks. D...

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Main Authors: Shana K. Goffredi, Balig Panossian, Camille Brzechffa, Naomi Field, Chad King, Giacomo Moggioli, Greg W. Rouse, José M. Martín-Durán, Lee M. Henry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-08-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
Osedax
epsilonproteobacteria
epibiont
whalefall
symbiosis
metagenomics
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.03140-22

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.03140-22

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