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closeDMIN?
Posted by Thomas_Haverkamp on 05 May 2010 at 08:16 GMT
I have read the article and I think it is very interesting work. I only have a small question about the abbreviation: DMIN.
Throughout the entire manuscript it is used, but I have not seen what DMIN stands for? I have to guess DMIN stands for: Draeculacephala minerva, but this is not clear from the text.
RE: DMIN?
jfcheng replied to Thomas_Haverkamp on 05 May 2010 at 22:56 GMT
Yes, DMIN does have the meaning of Draeculacephala minerva. The usage of DMIN in this article, however, is part of the symbiont's name (e.g. Candidatus Sulcia muelleri DMIN). The proper abbreviation for the host, Draeculacephala minerva, is D. minerva. Since we do not consider DMIN as the abbreviation of Draeculacephala minerva, we did not indicate that in the text. I am sorry if that caused any confusion.