The symbiosis under the microscope (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

The symbiosis under the microscope

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Striking microscopy images of a dividing ciliate demonstrate that the bacterial symbionts divide together with their host. In blue, the ciliate nuclei are shown; in yellow, the bacterial endosymbionts (scale bar 10 μm). 

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Sina Schorn/ Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology

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