A novel open-source cultivation system helps establish the first full cycle chemosynthetic symbiosis model system involving the giant ciliate Zoothamnium niveum
Paul-Emile Contarini, E. Emboule, Patrick Jean-Louis, Tanja Woyke, Shailesh V. Date, Olivier Gros, Jean‐Marie Volland
This paper introduces an open-source cultivation system for Zoothamnium niveum and its sulfur-oxidizing symbionts, enabling long-term, stable growth and detailed observation of symbiosis development.
Frontiers in Microbiology · Dec 12, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology