Euplotes magnicirratus (Ciliophora, Hypotrichia) depends on its bacterial endosymbiont 'Candidatus Devosia euplotis' for food digestion

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-28

  Vannini, Claudia ^a   Schena, Angela ^a   Verni, Franco ^a   Rosati, Giovanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpha proteobacteria; Ciliates; Devosia; Digestive process; Euplotes; Lysis; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDATUS DEVOSIA EUPLOTIS; CHLOROPHYTA; CILIOPHORA; DEVOSIA; DUNALIELLA; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA; EUPLOTES; EUPLOTES MAGNICIRRATUS; HYPOTRICHIA; PROKARYOTA; PROTOZOA; UNCULTURED ALPHA PROTEOBACTERIUM;

EID: 4243201449     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame036019     Document Type: Article

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