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SHALLOW- AND DEEP-WATER
CHEMOSYNTHETIC SYMBIOSES
The Beinart lab investigates the ecology and physiology of symbiosis between invertebrates (primarily snails and bivalves) and chemosynthetic bacteria. These are found in both shallow- and deep-water habitats with high concentrations of reduced chemicals (e.g., sulfide, hydrogen, methane)  that the symbionts can use for energy.
HYDROTHERMAL VENT SNAILS FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC
MUSSELS FROM NEW ENGLAND COLD SEEPS
AWNING CLAMS FROM COASTAL RHODE ISLAND
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