Cloning and characterization of endosymbiotic algae isolated from Paramecium bursaria

Protoplasma

Volumn 203, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 91-99

  Nishihara, N ^a   Horiike, S ^a   Takahashi, T ^a,b   Kosaka, T ^a   Shigenaka, Y ^a   Hosoya, H ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NISHIKYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorella sp.; Endosymbiosis; Infection; Paramecium bursaria; Paraquat

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ALGAL CELL CULTURE; BACTOPEPTONE; CHLORELLA; CLONING; CULTURE MEDIUM; GLUCOSE; GROWTH RATE; MICROSCOPY; PROTEOSE PEPTONE; SYMBIOSIS;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLORELLA SP.; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM BURSARIA;

EID: 0031686878     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01280591     Document Type: Article

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