Sentences with phrase «for symbiont»

When reached, a representative for Symbiont declined to comment on the amount Hundsun invested in Symbiont.

Not exact matches

They conclude that the results of this study have implications for the progression of genome evolution in symbionts.

With the acquisition of a number of key genes and lipids from a bacterial symbiont, it would be possible for Loki - type cells to evolve a primitive membrane trafficking machinery and compartmentalization.»

These symbiont algae produce sugars that contribute to the diet of the coral in return for shelter and nutrients that are vital for algal growth.

«If you move outside of the range of your enemies you could benefit, but if you move away from symbionts and decomposers, that could make it harder for them to get established.»

Or consider the nuclear genes of the cells of advanced organisms (eukaryotes): At some early point in their evolution, these cells gained the help of the genes of a parasite or symbiont that became the mitochondrion, an organelle necessary for energy production.

«We're all perfectionists; that's what we're selected for as a scientist,» says Ivens, who spends her days studying relationships between ants and their symbionts as a postdoctoral fellow at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam.

Subsequent work showed that aphids also harbor other symbionts that are less important for, or dependent on, their host, but nevertheless help the insects adapt to new niches in a changing environment.

The study represents a first step towards improving understanding of symbiont relationships and their benefit or lack of benefit, for plant and insect species.

For example, if a holobiont is attacked by a pathogen that the host can not defend against, another symbiont may fulfill the job by manufacturing a toxin that can kill the invader.

For example, clade D Symbiodinium are more abundant in acroporid corals from back - reef lagoons in American Samoa, where the SSTs reach higher maximum temperatures than the fore - reef environments, where Acropora primarily hosts clade C. ref Because they are often found in increased abundance on reefs that are exposed to environmental stressors, the presence of clade D symbionts can be a biological indicator of negative changes in coral health.

Widespread Elevational Occurrence of Antifungal Bacteria in Andean Amphibians Decimated by Disease: A Complex Role for Skin Symbionts in Defense Against Chytridiomycosis — Alessandro Catenazzi — Frontiers in Microbiology

For many Brucella genes, the closest matches were with a plant pathogen (Agrobacterium tumefaciens) and a plant symbiont (Mesorhizobium loti).

C butyricum is a human gut symbiont and commensal UNLESS we have taken antibiotics... Antibiotics are like genocide for these strains unless we can re-introduce from soil and other sources.

Ironically, it is these burning fir trees that pose the only real fire threat to their sequoia symbionts, the burning trunk of a fir leaning up against the sequoia can lead to exactly the type of fire hollowing damage that we observe and that ultimately makes it possible for a dead sequoia to fall over at all, otherwise they might remain standing dead for a thousand years [not much good even for the squirrels].

Furthermore his methodology removed coral from their potential symbiont community during experimental heat stress treatments, minimizing any possibility for the coral to switch symbionts.

As such, we will be symbionts (meaning that both entities entirely depend on each other for survival), entering into a mutually beneficial relationship with the algae.

New York - based startup Chainalysis, a Delaware - based platform for smart contracts Symbiont and Amsterdam - based Bitfury are among newcomers to the rating.

Other blockchain initiatives currently being pursued by the state include a project with the Delaware Public Archives, for which Symbiont is developing a system for storing archival records digitally.

Synaps, a joint venture between Ipreo and Symbiont, used the latter's smart contact technology in an experiment in the first quarter of the year with a group of 19 banks and asset managers drawn together by Credit Suisse that focused on servicing and settlement in the $ 1 trillion secondary market for US loans.