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Geographical structure of endosymbiotic bacteria hosted by Bathymodiolus mussels at eastern Pacific hydrothermal vents

BACKGROUND: Chemolithoautotrophic primary production sustains dense invertebrate communities at deep-sea hydrothermal vents and hydrocarbon seeps. Symbiotic bacteria that oxidize dissolved sulfur, methane, and hydrogen gases nourish bathymodiolin mussels that thrive in these environments worldwide....

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Autores principales: Ho, Phuong-Thao, Park, Eunji, Hong, Soon Gyu, Kim, Eun-Hye, Kim, Kangchon, Jang, Sook-Jin, Vrijenhoek, Robert C., Won, Yong-Jin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5450337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28558648
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-017-0966-3