- An
endosymbiont or
endobiont is an
organism that
lives within the body or
cells of
another organism.
Typically the two
organisms are in a
mutualistic relationship...
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distinguish organelles from
endosymbionts –
whole organisms living inside other organisms – by
their reduced genome sizes. As an
endosymbiont evolves into an organelle...
- have an
organelle called a nitroplast,
originated from a
cyanobacterial endosymbiont called UCYN-A2,
which allows B.
bigelowii to fix
nitrogen and convert...
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Trichonympha is
referred to as an
endosymbiont. However,
Trichonympha is also a host to
bacterial symbionts. Both as an
endosymbiont and as a host, Trichonympha...
- nodules; single-celled
algae inside reef-building corals; and
bacterial endosymbionts that
provide essential nutrients to
about 10%–15% of insects.[citation...
- and
Francisella endosymbionts are
closely related to pathogens,
there is a
substantial risk of
misidentification between endosymbionts and pathogens, leading...
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genus Amphidinium, and
other taxa, as yet unidentified, may have
similar endosymbiont affinities. The true Zooxant****a K.brandt is a
mutualist of the radiolarian...
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microscopic food in the water, some host
photosynthesizing microorganisms as
endosymbionts, and
these alliances often produce more food and
oxygen than they consume...
- come from
primitive eukaryotes capturing oxygen-powered
bacteria as
endosymbionts and
transforming them into
organelles called mitochondria. The earliest...
- is a
species of
bacteria which was
originally identified as a
benign endosymbiont in plants, but has
since been ****ociated with
disease in
humans and cattle...
