Obtaining and characterization of "Holospora curviuscula" and Holospora obtusa, bacterial symbionts of the macronuclei of Paramecium bursaria and Paramecium caudatum

Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 728-732

  Vakkerov Kouzova, N D ^a   Rautian, M S ^a  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Holospora; intranuclear symbiosis; Paramecium; phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; HOLOSPORA; HOLOSPORA OBTUSA; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM BURSARIA; PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 80053632533     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0026261711050171     Document Type: Article

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