In:
Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Vol. 310, No. 5746 ( 2005-10-14), p. 287-287
Abstract:
Algae have acquired plastids by developing an endosymbiotic relationship with either a cyanobacterium (primary endosymbiosis) or other eukaryotic algae (secondary endosymbiosis). We report a protist, which we tentatively refer to as Hatena, that hosts an endosymbiotic green algal partner but inherits it unevenly. The endosymbiosis causes drastic morphological changes to both the symbiont and the host cell architecture. This type of life cycle, in which endosymbiont integration has only partially converted the host from predator to autotroph, may represent an early stage of plastid acquisition through secondary symbiosis.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0036-8075
,
1095-9203
DOI:
10.1126/science.1116125
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Publication Date:
2005
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128410-1
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2066996-3
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2060783-0
SSG:
11
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