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K J Clarke1, B J Finlay, G Esteban, B E Guhl, T M Embley.
Abstract
A new ciliate species (Cyclidium porcatum) is the first freshwater anaerobic scuticociliate to be cultured and described. It contains a unique tripartite structure consisting of hydrogenosomes (confirmed by cytochemical staining for hydrogenase), interspersed with methanogens (confirmed by auto fluorescence and in situ hybridisation with an archaeobacterial 16S rRNA-specific probe) and unidentified eubacteria (confirmed with a eubacterial 16S rRNA-specific probe). This complex structure is stable and persistent, indicating that it is an anaerobic symbiotic consortium incorporating three functional partners.Entities:
Year: 2011 PMID: 23195550 DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(11)80281-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Protistol ISSN: 0932-4739 Impact factor: 3.020