Green paramecia as an evolutionary winner of oxidative symbiosis: A hypothesis and supportive data

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 59, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 538-542

  Kawano, Tomonori ^a   Kadono, Takashi ^a   Kosaka, Toshikazu ^b   Hosoya, Hiroshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KITAKYUSHU   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Green Paramecia; Oxidative Stress; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLORELLA; CHLORELLA-LIKE ALGAE; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM BURSARIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 4143102481     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2004-7-816     Document Type: Article

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