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symbiosis
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larvae may play a role in the metamorphosis of its host fly, as has been observed for other fly symbionts, and thus may be a symbiont of W.
Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica bacteremia in homeless woman by Rebaudet, Stanislas; Genot, Severine; Renvoise, Aurelie; Fournier, Pierre-Edouard; Stein, Andreas / Emerging Infectious Diseases
We reported some time ago that repair of damage to the photosynthetic apparatus is impaired at elevated temperatures, so preventing photodamage in the symbiont should confer thermal tolerance to the corals" In the past decade, scientists have identified symbiont algae in clades from A through H, differing in their genetic and physiological characteristics.
Certain corals resist bleaching by USA Today (Magazine)
This work has already provided strong preliminary evidence that the enzymes produced by the termites and their symbionts tend to work collaboratively, with the lignocellulosic material having to be partially digested by termite enzymes before it can be further digested by symbiont enzymes.
Digesting the Termite Digestome -- A Way to Make Biofuels? by Albawaba.com
 
 
 
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