Phylogenetic diversity and evolution of microbial symbionts associated with gutless oligochaetes
Gutless oligochaetes are marine annelids that are fully dependent on microbial symbionts for their nutrition and waste recycling. We've analyzed metagenomic data from several host species and gloablly distributed sampling locations in order to understand the phylogenetic diversity as well as the evolutionary history of the symbionts associated with gutless oligochaete hosts.
Gutless oligochaetes are marine annelids that are fully dependent on microbial symbionts for their nutrition and waste recycling. We've analyzed metagenomic data from several host species and gloablly distributed sampling locations in order to understand the phylogenetic diversity as well as the evolutionary history of the symbionts associated with gutless oligochaete hosts.
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology