Phototrophic consortia currently represent the most highly developed interspecific association between prokaryotes and consist of green sulfur bacterial epibionts which surround a central, motile, chemotrophic bacterium. Several independent experimental findings indicate that a rapid signal transfer occurs between the epibionts and the central bacterium. First, the cell division of the partner ...

The galatheid crab, Shinkaia crosnieri (Decapoda: Galatheidae), forms dense colonies in the Iheya North and Hatoma Knoll deep-sea hydrothermal fields and has numerous setae covered with filamentous epibiotic microorganisms. Molecular phylogenetic analyses revealed that the epibiotic communities in S. crosnieri consisted mainly of yet-uncultivated phylotypes within Epsilonproteobacteria and Gamm...

In this study, the relationship between growth of abalone and presence epibionts was investigated in cultured Goheung, Jeollanam-do, where there are severe problems high water temperatures attachment. The experiment conducted for eight months (May-December 2020), 40 were collected every month. Water temperature at its highest a range 13.5°C–26.6°C dissolved oxygen levels their lowest 4.0–10.2 ?...

A hyaline sterile fungus forming epiphyllous mycelial nets was isolated from meristem cultures of Mentha piperita. Histological studies indicated that the culture isolate is able to colonize stems and leaves with no damage to the host plant. In vitro-grown peppermint plants displayed enhanced vegetative growth when infected by the fungus, with mycelium extending from green tissues to growing ro...

Peritrichs usually settle on the external surface and gills of crustaceans. However, their physiological effect host has not been studied. Respiratory rate is a susceptible index for some factors that affect an organism. To test if ciliates attached to crustacean have effect, we measured oxygen consumption in closed system. Crayfish Cambarellus (Cambarellus) montezumae were collected Lago Xochi...