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Part of the book series: Microbiology Monographs (MICROMONO, volume 12)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Endosymbiosis is a primary force in eukaryotic cell evolution. In order to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in this mutualistic relationship, experiments to reproduce endosymbiosis are indispensable. The ciliate "Paramecium" is an ideal host for performing such studies.
Topics presented in this volume are: the origins of algal and bacterial symbionts in "Paramecium", the diversity of endosymbiotic bacteria, such as "Holospora" bacteria and especially "Chlorella" species, as well as the infection and maintenance processes.
The metabolic control, the regulation of circadian rhythms and photobiological aspects of the mutualistic association, as well as the killer effect of "Paramecium" and its causative agents are further points discussed.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Endosymbionts in Paramecium
Editors: Masahiro Fujishima
Series Title: Microbiology Monographs
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-92677-1
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-92676-4Published: 25 May 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-10080-2Published: 28 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-92677-1Published: 12 June 2009
Series ISSN: 1862-5576
Series E-ISSN: 1862-5584
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 252
Topics: Microbiology, Cell Biology