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ENDOCYTOSIS OF MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA BY OCHROMONAS DANICA 1
Author(s) -
Cole Garry T.,
Wynne Michael J.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of phycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.85
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1529-8817
pISSN - 0022-3646
DOI - 10.1111/j.1529-8817.1974.tb02732.x
Subject(s) - endocytosis , biology , endocytic cycle , organelle , pinocytosis , microcystis aeruginosa , botany , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , cyanobacteria , bacteria , cell , genetics
SUMMARY Ochromonas danica Prings., a chrysomonad alga which demonstrates a high degree of nutritional versatility, is capable of feeding on the toxic blue‐green alga Microcystis aeruginosa Kuetz. In this paper light microscopic, electron microscopic, and cytochemical examinations of endocytosis in O. danica are reported, with particular emphasis on the vicissitudes of endocytic and lysosomal activities during intra‐cellular digestion. An interpretation of the function of organelles associated with endocytosis is presented.