Extracellular Polymeric Substances Drive Curvibacter Host Adaptation and Co-Speciation with Hydra
Lukas Becker, Liam Fürbach, Timo Minten-Lange…·Sebastian Fraune
This study shows Curvibacter bacteria co-evolve with Hydra through extracellular polymeric substances, enabling host-specific colonization and symbiosis stability.