The ciliate Paramecium bursaria allows budding of symbiotic Chlorella variabilis cells singly from the digestive vacuole membrane into the cytoplasm during algal reinfection
Yuuki Kodama, Haruka Sumita
Topics & Concepts
BiologyEndosymbiosisVacuoleBuddingCiliateCytoplasmParameciumAlgaeCell biologyChlorellaBotanyIngressionCellBiochemistryCell divisionChloroplastEcologyCytokinesisPlastidGeneProtist diversity and phylogenyMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyMarine Toxins and Detection Methods