Endonuclear bacteria in Euglena hemichromata (Euglenophyceae): A proposed pathway to endonucleobiosis

Phycologia

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 198-203

  Shin, Woongghi ^a   Boo, Sung Min ^b   Fritz, Lawrence ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUGLENA; EUGLENA HEMICHROMATA; EUGLENIDA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037993789     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/i0031-8884-42-2-198.1     Document Type: Article

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