Endosymbionts in Paramecium

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fujishima, Masahiro (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Microbiology Monographs, 12
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Cell biology.; Microbiology.; Life Sciences.; Cell Biology.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Origins of Algal Symbionts of
• Infection of by Symbiotic Species
• Metabolic Control Between the Symbiotic and the Host
• Regulation of Circadian Rhythms of by Symbiotic Species
• Photobiological Aspects of the Mutualistic Association Between and
• Diversity of Endosymbiotic Bacteria in
• Diversity of Bacteria in and Their Characterization
• Infection and Maintenance of Species in
• The Killer Effect of and Its Causative Agents.