Sentences with phrase «from symbiotic microbes»

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Far from being passive hangers - on, symbiotic microbes may shape the evolution of the plants and animals that play host to them

One theory is that the sponge's transparent framework collects the glow from luminescent, symbiotic microbes and concentrates it into a network of miniature spotlights that attract prey.

Some of those carbon products transfer from the roots to symbiotic fungi and soil microbes, which store the carbon in the soil as humus.

This highlights the value of investigating host — microbe relationships from all branches of the tree of life, including those in which only a single symbiotic species is involved.

Animals acquire their symbiotic microbes in a variety of ways, by touching things or from the very process of being born.