Free-living tube worm endosymbionts found at deep-sea vents.
Appl Environ Microbiol
; 74(12): 3895-8, 2008 Jun.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18408062
ABSTRACT
Recent evidence suggests that deep-sea vestimentiferan tube worms acquire their endosymbiotic bacteria from the environment each generation; thus, free-living symbionts should exist. Here, free-living tube worm symbiont phylotypes were detected in vent seawater and in biofilms at multiple deep-sea vent habitats by PCR amplification, DNA sequence analysis, and fluorescence in situ hybridization. These findings support environmental transmission as a means of symbiont acquisition for deep-sea tube worms.
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Assunto principal:
Água do Mar
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Simbiose
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Bactérias
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Fontes Termais
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Helmintos
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Appl Environ Microbiol
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos