A contractile injection system stimulates tubeworm metamorphosis by translocating a proteinaceous effector
The swimming larvae of many marine animals identify a location on the sea floor to undergo metamorphosis based on the presence of specific bacteria. Although this microbe–animal interaction is critical for the life cycles of diverse marine animals, what types of biochemical cues from bacteria that i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2019-09-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/46845 |