EcologybioRxiv
Host-symbiont stress response to lack-of-sulfide in the giant ciliate mutualism
S. Espada-Hinojosa, J. Drexel, J. Kesting…·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.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0254910