Paulinella chromatophora - Rethinking the transition from endosymbiont to organelle

Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 387-397

  Nowack, Eva C M ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromatophore; Cyanobacterium; Endosymbiosis; Organellogenesis; Photosynthesis; Plastid evolution; Protein targeting; Rhizaria

Indexed keywords

AMOEBA (GENUS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; PAULINELLA CHROMATOPHORA; PROKARYOTA; RHIZARIA;

EID: 84920431380     PISSN: 00016977     EISSN: 20839480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5586/asbp.2014.049     Document Type: Review

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