Epulopiscium
National Institutes of Health
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Epulopiscium sp. type B (Lachnospiraceae) is an exceptionally large, highly polyploid, intestinal symbiont of the coral reef…
Epulopiscium is a group of giant bacteria found in high abundance in intestinal tracts of herbivorous surgeonfish. Despite their…
Intestinal tracts are among the most densely populated microbial ecosystems. Gut microbiota and their influence on the host have…
Bacteria have been traditionally classified in terms of size and shape and are best known for their very small size. Escherichia…
BackgroundEpulopiscium sp. type B, a large intestinal bacterial symbiont of the surgeonfish Naso tonganus, does not reproduce by…
Epulopiscium sp. type B, a member of the Firmicutes, is a large (up to 300 microm), cigar-shaped bacterial symbiont of…
Cells rely on diffusion to move metabolites and biomolecules. Diffusion is highly efficient but only over short distances…
ABSTRACT Prior studies have described a morphologically diverse group of intestinal microorganisms associated with surgeonfish…
Epulopiscium spp. are the largest heterotrophic bacteria yet described. A distinguishing feature of the Epulopiscium group is…
It is rare that there are molecular clues to the evolutionary origin of developmental traits. We have encountered an evolutionary…