| Two types of endosymbiotic bacteria in the enigmatic marine worm Xenoturbella bocki. Kjeldsen KU, Obst M, Nakano H, Funch P, Schramm A. Applied and environmental microbiology. 2010. |
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. |
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