CYCLIDIUM-PORCATUM NSP - A FREE-LIVING ANAEROBIC SCUTICOCILIATE CONTAINING A STABLE COMPLEX OF HYDROGENOSOMES, EUBACTERIA AND ARCHAEOBACTERIA

被引:43
作者
CLARKE, KJ
FINLAY, BJ
ESTEBAN, G
GUHL, BE
EMBLEY, TM
机构
[1] INST FRESHWATER ECOL,WINDERMERE LAB,FERRY HOUSE,AMBLESIDE LA22 OLP,CUMBRIA,ENGLAND
[2] CSIC,MADRID 6,SPAIN
[3] UNIV CONSTANCE,FAK BIOL,W-7750 CONSTANCE,GERMANY
[4] NAT HIST MUSEUM,DEPT ZOOL,LONDON,ENGLAND
关键词
SCUTICOCILIATE; CYCLIDIUM-PORCATUM NSP; SYMBIONTS; EUBACTERIA; ARCHAEOBACTERIA;
D O I
10.1016/S0932-4739(11)80281-6
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
A new ciliate species (Cyclidium porcatum) is the first freshwater anaerobic scuticociliate to be cultured and described. It contains a unique tripartite structure consisting of hydrogenosomes (confirmed by cytochemical staining for hydrogenase), interspersed with methanogens (confirmed by autofluorescence and in situ hybridisation with an archaeobacterial 16S rRNA-specific probe) and unidentified eubacteria (confirmed with a eubacterial 16S rRNA-specific probe). This complex structure is stable and persistent, indicating that it is an anaerobic symbiotic consortium incorporating three functional partners.
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页码:262 / 270
页数:9
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