News Headline
Bacterium protects sponge host from arsenic poisoning: Study
Source
United Press International (UPI)
Publication Date
2017-02-27
Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Scientists have discovered a bacterium that plays the role of arsenic detoxifier in the sponge it calls home. The bacterium is Entotheonella and its common host is Theonella swinhoei.