Niche partitioning in the Rimicaris exoculata holobiont: the case of the first symbiotic Zetaproteobacteria
Abstract Background Free-living and symbiotic chemosynthetic microbial communities support primary production and higher trophic levels in deep-sea hydrothermal vents. The shrimp Rimicaris exoculata, which dominates animal communities along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, houses a complex bacterial communit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-04-01
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| Series: | Microbiome |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01045-6 |