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I L G Newton1, T Woyke, T A Auchtung, G F Dilly, R J Dutton, M C Fisher, K M Fontanez, E Lau, F J Stewart, P M Richardson, K W Barry, E Saunders, J C Detter, D Wu, J A Eisen, C M Cavanaugh.
Abstract
Chemoautotrophic endosymbionts are the metabolic cornerstone of hydrothermal vent communities, providing invertebrate hosts with nearly all of their nutrition. The Calyptogena magnifica (Bivalvia: Vesicomyidae) symbiont, Candidatus Ruthia magnifica, is the first intracellular sulfur-oxidizing endosymbiont to have its genome sequenced, revealing a suite of metabolic capabilities. The genome encodes major chemoautotrophic pathways as well as pathways for biosynthesis of vitamins, cofactors, and all 20 amino acids required by the clam.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17303757 DOI: 10.1126/science.1138438
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728