| Title | Co-cultures of Oophila amblystomatis between Ambystoma maculatum and Ambystoma gracile hosts show host-symbiont fidelity |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2019 |
| Authors | Kerney, Ryan, Jasper Leavitt, Elizabeth Hill, Huanjia Zhang, Eunsoo Kim, and John Burns |
| Secondary Title | Symbiosis |
| Volume | 78 |
| Number | 1 |
| Pagination | p.73-85 |
| Date Published | 2019, May |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Yachats River, Northwestern salamander = Ambystoma gracile, spotted salamander = Ambystoma maculatum, Oophila amblystomatis, amphibians, algae, symbiosis, genetics, physiology |
| Notes | The spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, a species native to the eastern United States, has a unique symbiotic relationship with the alga Oophila amblystomatis. The alga is found in its egg capsules and in the adult amphibian. “Past research has consistently categorized this symbiosis as a mutualism, making this the first example of a 'beneficial' microbe entering vertebrate cells“ (from the Abstract). The closely related species, the northwestern salamander, has the alga on its egg capsules, but the alga is only found on the surface of the eggs. This article describes experiments examining the relationship between the alga and the two species of salamanders. |
| URL | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13199-018-00591-2#Sec1 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13199-018-00591-2 |
| Series Title | Symbiosis |
