Marine biologists found the new bacteria in the tissue of two soft coral species that live in complete darkness in the Gulf ...

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A research team has discovered two remarkable species of bacteria in the tissue of two deep-sea corals from the Gulf of Mexico. These previously unknown symbionts of the corals have an extremely small ...

Scientists uncover unique bacteria within Gulf of Mexico's coral reefs, revealing insights into coral survival in the ocean’s ...

More information: Samuel A. Vohsen et al, Discovery of deep-sea coral symbionts from a novel clade of marine bacteria with severely reduced genomes, Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038 ...

A German-American research team has discovered two highly unusual bacterial species in the tissue of two deep-sea corals from ...

T here are some seriously strange lifeforms lurking in the depths of our oceans – ghost sharks and upside-down isopods, ...

Now, two more join their ranks as researchers discover a pair of new bacteria species nestled in the tissue of deep-sea corals in the Gulf of Mexico – and they’re just as bizarre as befits a ...

Team members deploy a deep-sea camera from the Argo research vessel. The 'mega coral' is so large it can be seen from space, but the coral has remained hidden from view just offshore. Photograph ...

The world's biggest coral — an organism made up of about a billion polyps — is about three times bigger than the previous record-holder and was discovered by chance during an expedition off the ...