tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592300489643662663.post8889285358246975972..comments2024-01-02T08:32:06.559-06:00Comments on Symbionticism: Getting the Hologenome Concept RightAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15985401261412486690noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592300489643662663.post-41016515970554242022015-12-06T10:19:51.037-06:002015-12-06T10:19:51.037-06:00"While biologists would agree that microorgan..."While biologists would agree that microorganisms have important roles in host evolution, this statement is a far cry from the claim that they are fused with hosts to form the primary units of selection, or that hosts and microorganisms provide different portions of a unified genome."<br /><br />It seems this statement reflects the fact that science has not said the last word yet and there are still many surprises ahead.<br /><br />See for instance this paper: <br /><br />Novel Symbiotic Protoplasts Formed by Endophytic Fungi Explain Their Hidden Existence, Lifestyle Switching, and Diversity within the Plant Kingdom (2014)<br /><br />http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0095266Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com