MicrobiologyFrontiers in MicrobiologyPeer-reviewed
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…·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.
DOI 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1491485