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| RRC ID | 85461 |
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| Author | Kodama Y, Kitatani A, Morita Y. |
| Title | Characterization of Crystals in Ciliate Paramecium bursaria Harboring Endosymbiotic Chlorella variabilis. |
| Journal | Curr Microbiol |
| Abstract |
Protists, including ciliates retain crystals in their cytoplasm. However, their functions and properties remain unclear. To comparatively analyze the crystals of Paramecium bursaria, a ciliate, associated with and without the endosymbiotic Chlorella variabilis, we investigated the isolated crystals using a light microscope and analyzed their length and solubility. A negligible number of crystals was found in P. bursaria cells harboring symbiotic algae. The average crystal length in alga-free and algae-reduced cells was about 6.8 μm and 14.4 μm, respectively. The crystals of alga-free cells were spherical, whereas those of algae-reduced cells were angular in shape. The crystals of alga-free cells immediately dissolved in acids and bases, but not in water or organic solvents, and were stable at - 20 °C for more than 3 weeks. This study, for the first time, reveals that the characteristics of crystals present in the cytoplasm of P. bursaria vary greatly depending on the amount of symbiotic algae. |
| Volume | 81(9) |
| Pages | 265 |
| Published | 2024-7-13 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00284-024-03793-8 |
| PII | 10.1007/s00284-024-03793-8 |
| PMID | 39003318 |
| PMC | PMC11246328 |
| MeSH | Chlorella* / chemistry Chlorella* / metabolism Crystallization Cytoplasm / chemistry Paramecium* / metabolism Symbiosis* |
| IF | 1.746 |
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