The hydrothermal vent mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus harbors thiotrophic and methanotrophic bacteria in its gills. The symbiotic relationships between the mussel and bacteria have been reported, but th
Bathymodiolus mussels are known to rely largely on symbionts for nutrition. When mussels were reared in an aquarium without a symbiont's energy and carbon source, such as...
