Metabolic co-dependence drives the evolutionary ancient Hydra-Chlorella symbiosis
M. Hamada, K. Schröder, J. Bathia, U. Kürn, S. Fraune, M. Khalturina, K. Khalturin, C. Shinzato, N. Satoh, T. C. G. Bosch
The paper identifies metabolic co-dependence as the driving force behind the ancient Hydra-Chlorella symbiosis, showing nutrient exchange between host and symbiont.
bioRxiv · Jan 15, 2018Evolutionary Biology