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Epixenosomes
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Epixenosomes, also known as Candidatus Epixenosoma, are a genus of bacteria in the phylum Verrucomicrobiota that form a symbiosis with marine ciliates of the genus Euplotidium, where they help to defend their ciliate hosts against predators. It is a monospecific genus, containing only the species Ca. Epixenosoma ejectans.
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Epixenosomes | |
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Transmission electron micrograph of stage II epixenosomes. | |
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Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Verrucomicrobiota |
Class: | Opitutae |
Order: | Puniceicoccales |
Family: | Puniceicoccaceae |
Genus: | Epixenosoma Bauer Aet al. 2005 |
Type species | |
"Ca. Epixenosoma ejectans" Bauer Aet al. 2005 | |
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