“Bathymodiolus” childressi is a species of deep-sea mussels found predominantly in the Gulf of Mexico harbouring a methane oxidizing symbiont (MOX). Ca. Endonucleobacter is a gammaproteobacterial intranuclear parasite that infects the ciliated edge cells of the deep-sea mussel “B.” childressi. After...
ORGANISM(S): Candidatus Endonucleobacter methanotrophic bacterial endosymbiont of Bathymodiolus childressi Bathymodiolus childressi