The Host–Symbiont–Pathogen Triad in Bathymodiolus azoricus: The Multifunctional Gill at the Deep-Sea Interface
Deep-sea hydrothermal vents and cold seeps sustain highly productive animal communities through chemosynthetic symbioses, among which bathymodioline mussels are prominent examples. Bathymodioline gill bacteriocytes accommodate intracellular chemosynthetic symbionts, including sulfur- and/or methane-oxidizing bacteria d...