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| Aug 6, 2013 at 18:27 | comment | added | gchadwick | I have to disagree with the comment "Since there is no known function of the Nanoarchaeum itself, it should be considered as a parasite." It is an obligate partner of its Ignicoccus host, and genome reduction occurs in beneficial symbionts as well. There is currently no evidence either way, so it should not be assumed to be one way. In the original papers on its discovery it was shown that Ignicoccus growing with Nanoarchaeota reached the same cell densities as Ignicoccus alone. It is quite possible that in their natural environment nanoachaea play a positive role in the symbiosis. | |
| Aug 6, 2013 at 16:25 | history | edited | DQdlM | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
corrected some minor spelling and grammer issues
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| Aug 6, 2013 at 13:22 | history | answered | Miguel Ángel Naranjo Ortiz | CC BY-SA 3.0 |