Geographical structure of endosymbiotic bacteria hosted by Bathymodiolus mussels at eastern Pacific hydrothermal vents

Geographical structure of endosymbiotic bacteria hosted by Bathymodiolus mussels at eastern Pacific hydrothermal vents

Abstract Background Chemolithoautotrophic primary production sustains dense invertebrate communities at deep-sea hydrothermal vents and hydrocarbon seeps. Symbiotic bacteria that oxidize dissolved sulfur, methane, and hydrogen gases nourish bathymodiolin mussels that thrive in these environments wor...

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Main Authors: Phuong-Thao Ho, Eunji Park, Soon Gyu Hong, Eun-Hye Kim, Kangchon Kim, Sook-Jin Jang, Robert C. Vrijenhoek, Yong-Jin Won
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Chemosynthetic symbiosis
Deep-sea hydrothermal vent
Bathymodiolus mussels
Sulfur-oxidizing endosymbiont
Gammaproteobacteria
Geographical population structure
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-017-0966-3

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