Deep-sea mussels from a hybrid zone on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge host genetically indistinguishable symbionts
M. Uecker, R. Ansorge, Y. Sato, L. Sayavedra, C. Breusing, N. Dubilier
The paper examines symbiont communities in deep-sea mussels along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, finding that hybrid mussels host genetically similar symbionts to their parental species.
bioRxiv · Sep 11, 2020Microbiology