How a bacterium becomes a permanent resident in a fungus

An organism as a tenant in another - in biology, this often works quite well. ETH researchers have now shed light on how such a partnership of a cell in a cell can establish.

Illustration of how the bacteria are injected into the fungus with a fine tip
Bacteria are injected into a fungus with an extremely fine tip. The bacteria migrate into the spore-forming tissue (yellow) and are passed on to the next generation. (Image: Sean Kilian)

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