Temporal variation and lack of host specificity among bacterial endosymbionts of <it>Osedax</it> bone worms (Polychaeta: Siboglinidae)
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Osedax</it> worms use a proliferative root system to extract nutrients from the bones of sunken vertebrate carcasses. The roots contain bacterial endosymbionts that contribute to the nutrition of these mouthless and g...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/189 |