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. 1995 Feb;61(2):823–827. doi: 10.1128/aem.61.2.823-827.1995

Characterization of the endosymbiont of a deep-sea bivalve, Calyptogena soyoae.

Y W Kim 1, M Yasuda 1, A Yamagishi 1, T Oshima 1, S Ohta 1
PMCID: PMC167345  PMID: 7574622

Abstract

We have purified DNA from gill tissue of a marine bivalve, Calyptogena soyoae, collected from the deep-sea cold seep communities in Sagami Bay, Japan. An rRNA gene was amplified, cloned, and sequenced. In situ hybridization revealed that the sequence is that of a bacterial endosymbiont within the gill of C. soyoae.

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