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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Calyptogena magnifica symbiont
SUBMITTER: Irene Newton
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-13447 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
BMC genomics 20081204
<h4>Background</h4>The Vesicomyidae (Bivalvia: Mollusca) are a family of clams that form symbioses with chemosynthetic gamma-proteobacteria. They exist in environments such as hydrothermal vents and cold seeps and have a reduced gut and feeding groove, indicating a large dependence on their endosymbionts for nutrition. Recently, two vesicomyid symbiont genomes were sequenced, illuminating the possible nutritional contributions of the symbiont to the host and making genome-wide evolutionary analy ...[more]