Different Endocytobionts Simultaneously Colonizing Ciliate Cells

Ciliates are often colonized by microorganisms, many of which are pathogenic and kill their host cells, while others have become well-adapted parasites. A few have even developed into mutualistic, sometimes essential symbionts. In most cases only one species of endocytobionts is present within the s...

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Published in:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1987-07, Vol.503 (1), p.261-268
Main Author: Goertz, H-D
Format: Article
Language:English
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Ciliata
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Summary:Ciliates are often colonized by microorganisms, many of which are pathogenic and kill their host cells, while others have become well-adapted parasites. A few have even developed into mutualistic, sometimes essential symbionts. In most cases only one species of endocytobionts is present within the same host cell, and the simultaneous colonization of the same or different compartments of one cell by different microorganisms have been regarded as exceptional. However, occasionally different microorganisms live in the same host population and sometimes even coexist within an individual cell. The aim of this article is to present observations on the coexistence of different endocytobionts (= multiple endocytobiosis) in ciliates.
ISSN:0077-8923
1749-6632
DOI:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1987.tb40613.x