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Chloroplast symbiosis in a marine ciliate: ecophysiology and the risks and rewards of hosting foreign organelles
Simultaneous use of both heterotrophic and autotrophic metabolism (“mixotrophy”) is common among protists. Strombidium rassoulzadegani is a planktonic mixotrophic marine ciliate that saves chloroplasts from its algal food and obtains a nutritional subsidy via photosynthesis. Cultures from the northe...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3432870/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22969760 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00321 |