Intracellular bacteria in ciliates

International Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 143-150

  Gortz H D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Intracellular bacteria; Symbionts killer toxins

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; CILIATE; ECOSYSTEM; EURYARCHAEOTA; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PARAMECIUM; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEOBACTERIA; REVIEW; SYMBIOSIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; CILIOPHORA; ECOSYSTEM; EURYARCHAEOTA; PARAMECIUM; PHYLOGENY; PROTEOBACTERIA; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 0035467930     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10123-001-0029-9     Document Type: Article

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