Sentences with phrase «symbiont populations»
But it is still unclear whether it will be possible to manipulate symbiont populations effectively in the wild, where environmental conditions might cause the corals to favour one type of alga over another.
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Still, since only a fraction of the symbiont population is harvested, the microbes likely benefit from the association with the host by gaining nutrition in the bug's gut and a secured transmission route to the next generation,» says Hassan Salem.
A colony can also shift its symbiont population by acquiring new types not yet hosted by the colony but are present in the reef.
Not exact matches
Nocturnal production of endospores in natural populations of Epulopiscium - like surgeonfish symbionts.
The outer mucus layer contains a population of friendly mucin - degrading bacteria — symbionts like Akkermansia who evolved to feed on our mucus.