A MOLLUSCAN CLASS STRUGGLE: EXPLORING THE SURPRISINGLY UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION OF CHEMOSYMBIOSIS AMONG TWO MAJOR MOLLUSK GROUPS

A molluscan class struggle: exploring the surprisingly uneven distribution of chemosymbiosis among two major mollusk groups

Many bivalves and gastropods from marine reducing environments such as deep ocean hydrothermal vents and seeps host chemosynthetic bacteria in a nutritional symbiosis.Despite their functional similarities, the distribution of chemosymbiosis in these two mollusk classes is surprisingly uneven: the number of bivalve species known to host chemosynthet

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Robot-assisted pyeloplasty for pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction of lower moiety in partial duplex system: A technical challenge

Management of pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction (PUJO) in a duplex system is technically challenging as dissection at the pelvis may jeopardize the vascularity of the normal moiety ureter.Anastomosing the pelvis to the one single ureter will have a risk of future altitude sunscreen development of stricture which then will risk both the moieties.R

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