Electron microscopic studies on Zoothamnium niveum (Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1831) Ehrenberg 1838 (Oligohymenophora, Peritrichida), a ciliate with ectosymbiotic, chemoautotrophic bacteria

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 202-215

  Bauer Nebelsick, Monika ^a,b,c   Bardele, Christian F ^b   Ott, Jörg A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chemoautotrophic bacteria; Cortex; Ectosymbiosis; Oral ciliature; Ultrastructure; Zoothamnium niveum

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; OLIGOHYMENOPHOREA; PERITRICHIA; ZOOTHAMNIUM; ZOOTHAMNIUM NIVEUM;

EID: 0003375346     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(96)80020-4     Document Type: Article

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