Endosymbiotic Green Algae in <i>Paramecium bursaria</i>: A New Isolation Method and a Simple Diagnostic PCR Approach for the Identification

Endosymbiotic Green Algae in <i>Paramecium bursaria</i>: A New Isolation Method and a Simple Diagnostic PCR Approach for the Identification

<i>Paramecium bursaria</i> is a single-celled model organism for studying endosymbiosis among ciliates and green algae. Most strains of <i>P. bursaria</i> bear either <i>Chlorella variabilis</i> or <i>Micractinium conductrix</i> as endosymbionts. Both...

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Main Authors: Christian Spanner, Tatyana Darienko, Tracy Biehler, Bettina Sonntag, Thomas Pröschold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
<i>Chlorella variabilis</i>
<i>Micractinium conductrix</i>
diagnostic PCR
<i>Paramecium</i>
ciliate–algae symbiosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/6/240

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