Sentences with phrase «forming symbiotic partnerships»

Symbiodinium is a unicellular alga that plays a major role in coral reefs by forming symbiotic partnerships with invertebrates, providing them with the ability to photosynthesize.

Three options are on the table: tweak cereals so that they form symbiotic partnerships with rhizobia as legumes do; colonise cereal roots with other types of nitrogen - fixing bacteria; or transfer the bacterial genes that make fertiliser directly into the crop plants.

Not exact matches

The researchers speculated that other viruses and bacteria may form similar symbiotic partnerships in humans.

Charlie's hope is that some as yet unknown strains of symbiotic algae, better able to cope with a heat - stressed world, might eventually form partnerships with corals.