Mass spectrometry imaging of metabolites in symbiont containing tissues of Bathymodiolus sp. mussels from a hydrothermal vent

<p>Molecules in <em>Bathymodiolus </em>sp. tissue. Distribution of five lipid metabolites in symbiont containing gill tissues was visualized using MALDI mass spectrometry imaging (red: high amounts, blue: low amounts of lipids).</p>