ArticlePLoS biology2024
Mutualism on the edge: Understanding the Paramecium-Chlorella symbiosis.
Article in PLoS biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- InferiorMicrobial genomics · 2024Pooled it
- De Novo Genome Sequence Assembly of the Algal Endosymbiont Micractinium conductrix Derived From Its Host Paramecium bursaria 186b.Genome biology and evolution · 2026Article
- Effects of Ammonium Chloride-Mediated Control of Digestive Vacuole Acidification on Endosymbiosis BetweenMicroorganisms · 2026Article
- Mitochondrial density and cell area changes in the ciliate Paramecium bursaria under constant darkness: effects of symbiotic Chlorella variabilis and nutrient availability.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Splicing regulation and intron evolution in the short-intron ciliate model of endosymbiosis Paramecium bursaria.Nucleic acids research · 2026Article
- Review
- Exploring the digestive processes of symbiotic Chlorella sp. in non-endosymbiotic Paramecium species, Paramecium multimicronucleatum.Protoplasma · 2026Article
- Rhodotorula mucilaginosa: a new potential human pathogen found in the ciliate Paramecium bursaria.Protoplasma · 2025Article
- The cell biology and genome ofMolecular biology of the cell · 2025Article
- Characterization of Crystals in Ciliate Paramecium bursaria Harboring Endosymbiotic Chlorella variabilis.Current microbiology · 2024Article
- Symbiosis: In search of a deeper understanding.PLoS biology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Exploring the mechanisms that underpin symbiosis requires an understanding of how these complex interactions are maintained in diverse model systems. The ciliate protist, Paramecium bursaria, offers a valuable insight into how emergent endosymbiotic interactions have evolved.
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