Bacterial endocytobionts in the macronucleus of Frontonia leucas (Ciliophora, Peniculida)

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 311-318

  Fokin, Sergei I ^a,b   Schweikert, Michael ^b  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Endocytobiosis; Frontonia leucas; Macronucleus

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLORELLA; CILIOPHORA; FRONTONIA; FRONTONIA LEUCAS; LEUCAS; MIRIDAE; PARAMECIUM; PENICULIDA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0141889797     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0932-4739-00916     Document Type: Article

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