Oceanospirillales
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The Oceanospirillales are an order of Proteobacteria
, with two families .
One strain of Oceanospirillales is an endosymbiont
of the Osedax
worms. They are not present in Osedax oocyte
s so they are acquired later on.
Proteobacteria
The Proteobacteria are a major group of bacteria. They include a wide variety of pathogens, such as Escherichia, Salmonella, Vibrio, Helicobacter, and many other notable genera....
, with two families .
One strain of Oceanospirillales is an endosymbiont
Endosymbiont
An endosymbiont is any organism that lives within the body or cells of another organism, i.e. forming an endosymbiosis...
of the Osedax
Osedax
Osedax is a genus of deep-sea siboglinid polychaetes, commonly called boneworms, zombie worms, or bone-eating worms, or bone-eating snot flowers...
worms. They are not present in Osedax oocyte
Oocyte
An oocyte, ovocyte, or rarely ocyte, is a female gametocyte or germ cell involved in reproduction. In other words, it is an immature ovum, or egg cell. An oocyte is produced in the ovary during female gametogenesis. The female germ cells produce a primordial germ cell which undergoes a mitotic...
s so they are acquired later on.