Herry A, Le Pennec M, Johnson M
Laboratory of Marine Biology, University of Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France.
Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung. 1994;41(3):273-81.
Loripes lucinalis, a lucinid species found in reduced sediments, contains endosymbiotic bacteria within specialized gill cells which contribute to the bivalve's nutrition. An additional bivalve-bacteria association can be seen in the digestive gland where large inclusion bodies filled with rickettsia- or chlamydia-like organisms are observed in the duct and tubule cells. Despite indications of a possible energy parasitism on the part of these endocellular digestive gland bacteria, the digestive epithelium of the host is not significantly damaged by the infection suggesting that this is a generalized and normal bivalve-bacteria association in adults of this species.
卢氏泥蚶是一种发现于沉积物减少区域的泥蚶科物种，在其特殊的鳃细胞内含有内共生细菌，这些细菌有助于双壳贝类的营养摄取。在消化腺中还能观察到另一种双壳贝类与细菌的关联，在导管和小管细胞中可见充满立克次氏体或衣原体样生物的大型包涵体。尽管这些细胞内消化腺细菌可能存在能量寄生现象，但宿主的消化上皮并未因感染而受到显著损害，这表明在该物种的成年个体中，这是一种普遍且正常的双壳贝类与细菌的关联。
