Host-symbiont stress response to lack-of-sulfide in the giant ciliate mutualism
S. Espada-Hinojosa, J. Drexel, J. Kesting, E. Kniha, I. Pifeas, L. Schuster, J.-M. Volland, H. C. Zambalos, M. Bright
The paper investigates how a giant ciliate and its sulfur-oxidizing symbiont respond to sulfide loss, finding rapid host death and symbiont release through swarmers.
bioRxiv · Jul 27, 2021Ecology