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A symbiotic marketplace: Gutless worms swap essential bacterial partners over time

A typical scene at a local farmers market: Various stalls offer fruit, vegetables and much more. Every customer has their favorite stalls, though these may change occasionally. Some symbiotic relationships seem to work just like that, a study by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Marine M...

A symbiotic marketplace: Gutless worms swap essential bacterial partners over time
Image: Phys.org
A typical scene at a local farmers market: Various stalls offer fruit, vegetables and much more. Every customer has their favorite stalls, though these may change occasionally. Some symbiotic relationships seem to work just like that, a study by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology reveals in Science Advances.

Originally published at Phys.org

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