A model for endosymbiosis: Interaction between Tetrahymena pyriformis and Escherichia coli

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 552-563

  Siegmund, Lisa ^a   Burmester, Anke ^a   Fischer, Martin S ^a   Wöstemeyer, Johannes ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Endosymbiosis; Model system; Paromomycin; Tetrahymena

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PAROMOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CILIATES; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOSYMBIOSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MODEL SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; STAINING; SYMBIOSIS; TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS;

CILIATES; ENDOSYMBIOSIS; MODEL SYSTEM; PAROMOMYCIN; TETRAHYMENA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PAROMOMYCIN; STAINING AND LABELING; SYMBIOSIS; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS;

EID: 84884703402     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2013.04.007     Document Type: Article

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