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This project investigates how coral cells acquire symbiotic algae, focusing on the mechanisms of nutrient exchange and symbiont persistence. Using the model anemone Aiptasia, it aims to uncover the molecular processes that enable this crucial relationship for coral survival in nutrient-poor environments.
Many cells stably integrate microbes to gain ecological advantages for the organism. A remarkable example is the symbiosis between corals and algae, whose provision of photosynthetically fixed nutrients enables coral survival in nutrient-poor habitats.
To establish symbiosis, coral cells acquire symbionts via phagocytosis, a process often used for pathogen clearance in other animals.
Symbionts reside in phagosomes, and the prevailing view is that, similar to some pathogens, symbionts avoid destr…
LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN
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Germany, Heidelberg
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No
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