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Cartoon of phagocytosis in Tetrahymena
Micrograph of Tetrahymena before and after phagocytosing red latex beads
Electron micrograph of Tetrahymena that have phagocytosed wild-type Bacillus subtilis spores *
Electron micrograph of Tetrahymena that have ingested Bacillus subtilis spores with a mutant spore coat *
* Klobutcher, L. A., K. Ragkousi and P. Setlow. 2006. The Bacillus subtilis spore coat provides "eat resistance" during phagocytic predation by the protozoan Tetrahymena thermophila. Proc. Natl.Acad. Sci. USA 103:165-170. © 2005 by The National Academy of Sciences of the USA
Cartoon of phagocytosis in Tetrahymena |
Micrograph of Tetrahymena before and after phagocytosing red latex beads |
Electron micrograph of Tetrahymena that have phagocytosed wild-type Bacillus subtilis spores * |
Electron micrograph of Tetrahymena that have ingested Bacillus subtilis spores with a mutant spore coat * |