United we stand - the extreme life of marine nematode symbionts
Event details
| Date | 25.09.2018 |
| Hour | 12:15 |
| Speaker | Silvia Bulgheresi, Department Ecogenomics & Systems Biology, University of Vienna, Austria |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Up to now, the study of bacterial growth and division focused on culturable model organisms isolated from their “natural” environment. Therefore, cell biological research on bacterial symbionts - including those thriving on animal surfaces - are scarce. The spatial disposition of Gammaproteobacteria (Candidatus genus Thiosymbion) on the surface of their marine nematode hosts (Stilbonematinae) is species-specific, invariable, and mediated by extraordinary reproductive strategies. We are studying their molecular underpinning and seek to understand why they evolved.
Practical information
- Informed public
- Free
Organizer
- Bruno Lemaitre