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Unidentified extracellular prokaryotes within the byssal threads of the deep-sea vent mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2006

E. KÁDÁR  and
C. AZEVEDO
E. KÁDÁR
Affiliation:
Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of Azores, Rua Cais de Santa Cruz, 9900 Horta, Portugal
C. AZEVEDO
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Cell Biology, ICBAS/University of Porto and CIIMAR, 4099-003, Porto, Portugal
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Abstract

Bacterial symbiosis and/or parasitism is widespread in hydrothermal bivalves, and is typically developed in gills, with a lower incidence in mantle and digestive glands, while it has never been described in byssus. Using ultrastructural examination, we provide evidence for the existence of a potentially new group of filamentous prokaryotic organism in Bathymodiolus azoricus byssus, with putative parasitic influence. Additionally, a cystic, undefined organism was found with an unclear physiological role within the spongy net of the byssus plaque. Our results indicate that in spite of its antibacterial protective sheath, byssus gives access to prokaryotic organisms becoming prone to failure through damaged collagen fibres.

Keywords

hydrothermal ventBathymodiolus azoricusparasitebyssusfilamentous bacteria
Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 133 , Issue 4 , October 2006 , pp. 509 - 513
Copyright
© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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