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between host and bacteria suggests a strict vertical transmission of the bacteria in which the endosymbionts are directly transferred from parents to their offspring. The symbiosis is shown to be beneficial for both partners. The lack of both a gut lumen and a mouth indicate that the host derives most of its nutrition from its symbionts, which have the potential for carbon dioxide fixation and sulfur oxidation. In return, the

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