Talk:List of symbiotic relationships
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The parenthetical comment in the sentence "Leafcutter ants and the fungus they 'farm' (note also the third mutualist: an antibiotic producing bacteria that promotes fungal growth)" was confusing. I made a "first effort" at clarifying it simply by incorporating/paraphrasing material from the "leafcutter ants" article. 69.140.157.138 07:23, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
WHAT ABOUT CHAPARRAL???
- What about chaparral? That's a plant community, not a form of symbiosis. -- Peter Werner
I removed the following:
- Mitochondria with eukaryote cells
This indeed has its origin in an endosymbiotic relationship, but cannot now be considered a form of symbiosis, since a mitochondrion cannot be said to be a separate living organism. -- Peter Werner May 24, 2005
[edit] How about sources for some of the partnerships?
Instead of just stating:
- Small mammals and hypogeous fungi
- Legumes and rhizobia (nitrogen-fixing bacteria)
- Euprymna squid (family Sepiolidae) and bioluminescent bacteria (Vibrio fischeri)
- Anglerfish and bioluminescent bacteria
- Polydnavirus and parasitoid wasps
- Cycads and cyanobacteria
How about some sources that point to these partnerships? Not being a dick just would like to look some of these up because I'm interested. →ΣcoPhreekΔ 03:20, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
