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Holospora elegans ‐Infected Micronuclei of Paramecium caudatum Still Serve a Function During Vegetative Life 1
Author(s) -
MIKAMI KAZUYUKI,
GÖRTZ HANSDIETER
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1985.tb03110.x
Subject(s) - micronucleus test , paramecium caudatum , micronucleus , biology , fission , function (biology) , paramecium , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , toxicity , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , neutron
The fission rate of Paramecium caudatum cells infected with the micronucleus‐specific bacterium Holospora elegans was examined before and after elimination of the micronucleus. Uninfected cells, micronucleate and amicronucleate, were used as controls. Emicronucleation of Holospora elegans ‐infected cells causes a decrease of fission rates, as is observed after emicronucleation of uninfected cells. This is taken as an argument that infected micronuclei still serve a function for the vegetative life of P. caudatum .