Deep-sea mollusk houses bacteria in tiny 'dragon balls,' revealing a new symbiotic structure - Phys.org
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Deep-sea mollusk houses bacteria in tiny 'dragon balls,' revealing a new symbiotic structure - Phys.org

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Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have discovered a previously unknown specialized organelle structure in a deep-sea mollusk living at cold seeps in the South China Sea. Dedicated to maintaining bacterial symbiosis, thi…