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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Published in:	Diversity
Main Authors:	Christian Spanner, Tatyana Darienko, Tracy Biehler, Bettina Sonntag, Thomas Pröschold
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-06-01
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