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Diversity and distribution of bacterial symbionts in Vesicomyid clams along the Cascadia Margin

Creator:

Robinson, Hannah R.

Abstract:

Deep-sea chemosynthetic ecosystems remain a frontier in marine science. Essential to their role in the ocean ecosystem are endosymbiotic bacteria which support larger megafauna, including the widespread symbiont-bearing Vesicomyid clams. The diversity and characteristics of these symbionts in these clams is only just beginning to be understood with technological advances...

Resource Type:

Honors College Thesis