Two types of endosymbiotic bacteria in the enigmatic marine worm Xenoturbella bocki.
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SUBMITTER: Kjeldsen KU
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2849209 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr
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Two types of endosymbiotic bacteria in the enigmatic marine worm Xenoturbella bocki.
Kjeldsen Kasper Urup KU Obst Matthias M Nakano Hiroaki H Funch Peter P Schramm Andreas A
Applied and environmental microbiology 20100205 8
Two types of endosymbiotic bacteria were identified in the gastrodermis of the marine invertebrate Xenoturbella bocki (Xenoturbellida, Bilateria). While previously described Chlamydia-like endosymbionts were rare, Gammaproteobacteria distantly related to other endosymbionts and pathogens were abundant. The endosymbionts should be considered when interpreting the poorly understood ecology and evolution of Xenoturbella. ...[more]
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