High light exposure leads to a sign change of gravitaxis in the flagellate Euglena gracilis

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 343-351

  Richter, Peter R ^a   Ntefidou, Maria ^a   Streb, Christine ^a   Faddoul, Jaoudat ^b   Lebert, Michael ^a   Häder, Donat P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Astasia longa; Euglena gracilis; Gravitaxis; Oxygen; Phototaxis; Sign change; Solar radiation; UV

Indexed keywords

ASTASIA; EUGLENA; EUGLENA GRACILIS; EUGLENA LONGA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 0036849999     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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