Hydrogen for dinner
In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 0028-0836; e-ISSN 1476-4687, more
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Keywords |
Chemical elements > Nonmetals > Atmospheric gases > Hydrogen Hydrothermal vents Interspecific relationships > Symbiosis Metabolism > Energy metabolism Microorganisms > Bacteria Bathymodiolus puteoserpentis Cosel, Métivier & Hashimoto, 1994 [WoRMS] Marine/Coastal |
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Bathymodiolus puteoserpentis |
Authors | | Top |
- Orphan, V.J.
- Hoehler, T.M.
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Abstract |
The vast array of bacterium-animal symbioses at deep-sea hydrothermal vents was thought to be fuelled by just two chemicals. A study of one such symbiosis in its environmental context reveals a third energy source. |
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