Bacterial Signal Triggers Protozoan Mating Swarm (IMAGE)

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Bacterial Signal Triggers Protozoan Mating Swarm

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A chemical released by the bacterium, Vibrio fischeri, sends this protozoan, Salpinogoeca rosetta, into a mating swarm, demonstrating that bacteria can drive mating in eukaryotes.

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Courtesy of Arielle Woznica, University of California, Berkeley

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