The role of microbial motility and chemotaxis in symbiosis
Many symbiotic relationships rely on the acquisition of microbial partners from the
environment. However, the mechanisms by which microbial symbionts find and colonize …
environment. However, the mechanisms by which microbial symbionts find and colonize …
Endozoicomonas genomes reveal functional adaptation and plasticity in bacterial strains symbiotically associated with diverse marine hosts
Endozoicomonas bacteria are globally distributed and often abundantly associated with
diverse marine hosts including reef-building corals, yet their function remains unknown. In …
diverse marine hosts including reef-building corals, yet their function remains unknown. In …
Multidimensional specialization and generalization are pervasive in soil prokaryotes
Habitat specialization underpins biological processes from species distributions to
speciation. However, organisms are often described as specialists or generalists based on a …
speciation. However, organisms are often described as specialists or generalists based on a …
Simulation of Deepwater Horizon oil plume reveals substrate specialization within a complex community of hydrocarbon degraders
P Hu, EA Dubinsky, AJ Probst, J Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) accident released an estimated 4.1 million barrels of oil and
1010 mol of natural gas into the Gulf of Mexico, forming deep-sea plumes of dispersed oil …
1010 mol of natural gas into the Gulf of Mexico, forming deep-sea plumes of dispersed oil …
Distinct genomic routes underlie transitions to specialised symbiotic lifestyles in deep-sea annelid worms
Bacterial symbioses allow annelids to colonise extreme ecological niches, such as
hydrothermal vents and whale falls. Yet, the genetic principles sustaining these symbioses …
hydrothermal vents and whale falls. Yet, the genetic principles sustaining these symbioses …
Genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic insights into the symbiosis of deep-sea tubeworm holobionts
Deep-sea hydrothermal vents and methane seeps are often densely populated by animals
that host chemosynthetic symbiotic bacteria, but the molecular mechanisms of such host …
that host chemosynthetic symbiotic bacteria, but the molecular mechanisms of such host …
Endosymbiont genomes yield clues of tubeworm success
Forty years after discovery of chemosynthetic symbiosis in the tubeworm Riftia pachyptila,
how organisms maintain their unique host–symbiont associations at the cellular level is still …
how organisms maintain their unique host–symbiont associations at the cellular level is still …
Abundant toxin-related genes in the genomes of beneficial symbionts from deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussels
Bathymodiolus mussels live in symbiosis with intracellular sulfur-oxidizing (SOX) bacteria
that provide them with nutrition. We sequenced the SOX symbiont genomes from two …
that provide them with nutrition. We sequenced the SOX symbiont genomes from two …
Metabolic handoffs between multiple symbionts may benefit the deep-sea bathymodioline mussels
T Zvi-Kedem, S Vintila, M Kleiner… - ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Bathymodioline mussels rely on thiotrophic and/or methanotrophic chemosynthetic
symbionts for nutrition, yet, secondary heterotrophic symbionts are often present and play an …
symbionts for nutrition, yet, secondary heterotrophic symbionts are often present and play an …
Osedax (Siboglinidae: Annelida) utilizes shark teeth for nutrition
GW Rouse, SK Goffredi - … of the Marine Biological Association of the …, 2023 - cambridge.org
We deployed jaws of the common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus) on the seafloor at~ 1000
m depth off Monterey California for 8 months. The jaws disintegrated, with all the hyaline …
m depth off Monterey California for 8 months. The jaws disintegrated, with all the hyaline …