Sentences with phrase «harbor symbiotic bacteria»

For instance, many deep - sea fish harbor symbiotic bacteria that emit light, which the fish use to signal other members of their species.

(Eukaryotes, on the other hand, frequently harbor symbiotic bacteria.)

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Their bodies harbor a bacterium that helps them turn plant sap into usable nutrients, and this bacterium itself harbors an even smaller bacterium, creating a three - tiered symbiotic relationship that hasn't been observed in any other animal.