Riftia with Osedax a very close 2nd
December 11, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Riftia with Osedax a very close 2nd
Reposted by Joe Jones
“Riftia” is a deep sea vent tubeworm that has no mouth or digestive tract. Rather, it hosts billions of symbiotic bacteria that provide them nutrition.
Wildly, they are among the fastest growing organisms on the planet! Our paper examines *how* they pull this off.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Wildly, they are among the fastest growing organisms on the planet! Our paper examines *how* they pull this off.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Co-expression analysis reveals distinct alliances around two carbon fixation pathways in hydrothermal vent symbionts - Nature Microbiology
Live tubeworm incubations reveal that chemoautotrophic symbionts regulate the Calvin–Benson–Bassham and reductive tricarboxylic acid pathways to suit geochemistry and metabolism.
www.nature.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:02 PM
“Riftia” is a deep sea vent tubeworm that has no mouth or digestive tract. Rather, it hosts billions of symbiotic bacteria that provide them nutrition.
Wildly, they are among the fastest growing organisms on the planet! Our paper examines *how* they pull this off.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Wildly, they are among the fastest growing organisms on the planet! Our paper examines *how* they pull this off.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congratulations and thanks for the shout out in the Acknowledgments!
December 6, 2024 at 4:22 AM
Congratulations and thanks for the shout out in the Acknowledgments!