Endosymbionts in Paramecium
Endosymbiosis is a primary force in eukaryotic cell evolution. In order to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in this mutualistic relationship, experiments to reproduce endosymbiosis are indispensable. The ciliate "Paramecium" is an ideal host f
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MICROBIOLOGY MONOGRAPHS ALEX ANDER STEINBÜCHEL Series Editor
Masahiro Fujishima Editor
Endosymbionts in Paramecium
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Microbiology Monographs Volume 12
Series Editor: Alexander Steinbüchel Münster, Germany
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Masahiro Fujishima Editor
Endosymbionts in Paramecium
Editor Professor Dr. Masahiro Fujishima Department of Environmental Science and Engineering Graduate School of Science and Engineering Yamaguchi University Yoshida 1677-1 Yamaguchi 753-8512 Japan e-mail: [email protected]
Series Editor Professor Dr. Alexander Steinbüchel Institut für Molekulare Mikrobiologie und Biotechnology Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Corrensstr. 3 48149 Münster Germany e-mail: [email protected]
ISBN: 978-3-540-92676-4 e-ISBN: 978-3-540-92677-1 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-92677-1 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2008943978 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: SPi Publisher Services Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Endosymbiosis is a primary force in eukaryotic cell evolution. Recent studies of
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