A bacterial parasite can infiltrate the nuclei of deep-sea mussels, take control of the cell and reproduce to over 80,000 cells, all while the host is alive. Now, we know how. Researchers at the Max ...
Deep-sea Bathymodiolus mussels are found worldwide at hydrothermal vents and cold seeps. The mussels live in symbiosis with beneficial bacteria that provide them with nutrition. The mussels also have ...
Deep-sea symbioses encompass a diverse array of partnerships between invertebrate animals and chemosynthetic bacteria that convert inorganic molecules into organic compounds. Such interactions are a ...
Scientists discovered a species off the Alabama coast that is part of group of mussels never before seen at such shallow depths. By Veronique Greenwood The creature was tiny, about the size and color ...
Deep-sea Bathymodiolus mussels are found worldwide at hydrothermal vents and cold seeps. The mussels live in symbiosis with beneficial bacteria that provide them with nutrition. The mussels also have ...