Notably, methanotrophic bacteria—key symbionts in deep-sea mussels—became dominant in the exposed shallow-water mussels. This shift correlated with changes in gene expression related to immune ...

New research shows why some shelly critters flourished in the ocean’s harshest habitats — and others didn’t Jack Tamisiea Beds of Bathymodiolus mussels provide important habitat for other deep-sea ...

Researchers now reveal how a bacterial parasite infects and reproduces in the nuclei of deep-sea mussels from hydrothermal vents and cold seeps. They show how a single bacterial cell invades the ...