Diversity matters: Deep-sea mussels harbor multiple symbiont strains
R. Ansorge, S. Romano, L. Sayavedra, A. Kupczok, H. E. Tegetmeyer, N. Dubilier, J. Petersen
The paper shows that deep-sea mussels host multiple symbiont strains with diverse metabolic functions, challenging the idea that symbiont diversity is limited in intracellular bacteria.
bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2019Microbiology