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Genomic Versatility And Functional Variation Between Two Dominant Heterotrophic Symbionts Of Deep-Sea Osedax Worms, Shana K. Goffredi, Hana Yi, Qingpeng Zhang, Jane E. Klann, Isabelle A. Struve, Robert C. Vrijenhoek, C Titus Brown Mar 2013

Genomic Versatility And Functional Variation Between Two Dominant Heterotrophic Symbionts Of Deep-Sea Osedax Worms, Shana K. Goffredi, Hana Yi, Qingpeng Zhang, Jane E. Klann, Isabelle A. Struve, Robert C. Vrijenhoek, C Titus Brown

Shana Goffredi

An unusual symbiosis, first observed at ~3000 m depth in the Monterey Submarine Canyon, involves gutless marine polychaetes of the genus Osedax and intracellular endosymbionts belonging to the order Oceanospirillales. Ecologically, these worms and their microbial symbionts have a substantial role in the cycling of carbon from deep-sea whale fall carcasses. Microheterogeneity exists among the Osedax symbionts examined so far, and in the present study the genomes of the two dominant symbionts, Rs1 and Rs2, were sequenced. The genomes revealed heterotrophic versatility in carbon, phosphate and iron uptake, strategies for intracellular survival, evidence for an independent existence, and numerous potential …


Effects Of Flow Restoration On Mussel Growth In A Wild And Scenic North American River, Brandon J. Sansom, Daniel J. Hornbach, Mark C. Hove, Jason S. Kilgore Jan 2013

Effects Of Flow Restoration On Mussel Growth In A Wild And Scenic North American River, Brandon J. Sansom, Daniel J. Hornbach, Mark C. Hove, Jason S. Kilgore

Daniel J. Hornbach

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