The image shows the two types of symbionts found in Bathymodiolus brooksi. The large circle is a methane oxidizing bacterium; the smaller circles are sulfide-oxidizing bacteria. Image courtesy of Fisher et. al, Marine Ecology 1993.
The image shows the two types of symbionts found in Bathymodiolus brooksi. The large circle is a methane oxidizing bacterium; the smaller circles are sulfide-oxidizing bacteria. Image courtesy of Fisher et. al, Marine Ecology 1993.