Polyclonal symbiont populations in hydrothermal vent tubeworms and the environment

Horizontally transmitted symbioses usually house multiple and variable symbiont genotypes that are acquired from a much more diverse environmental pool via partner choice mechanisms. However, in the deep-sea hydrothermal vent tubeworm Riftia pachyptila (Vestimentifera, Siboglinidae), it has been sug...

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Main Authors: Polzin, Julia, Arevalo, Philip Alexander, Nussbaumer, Thomas, Polz, Martin F, Bright, Monika
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royal Society 2020
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/126276