Cutting out the middle clam: lucinid endosymbiotic bacteria are also associated with seagrass roots worldwide
B. C. Martin, J. A. Middleton, M. W. Fraser, I. P. G. Marshall, V. V. Scholz, H. Schmidt
The paper finds that seagrass roots globally host sulphur-oxidising bacteria, Ca. Thiodiazotropha, even in the absence of lucinid bivalves, suggesting seagrasses can mitigate sulphide stress independently.
bioRxiv · May 6, 2020Plant Biology