Blow Your Nose, Shrimp! Unexpectedly Dense Bacterial Communities Occur on the Antennae and Antennules of Hydrothermal Vent Shrimp

In crustaceans, as in other animals, perception of environmental cues is of key importance for a wide range of interactions with the environment and congeners. Chemoreception involves mainly the antennae and antennules, which carry sensilla that detect water-borne chemicals. The functional importanc...

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Main Authors: Magali Zbinden, Alison Gallet, Kamil M. Szafranski, Julia Machon, Juliette Ravaux, Nelly Léger, Sébastien Duperron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00357/full