Quantum Dot-Tainted Bacteria Stop Digestion in the Protozoan (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Barbara

Quantum Dot-Tainted Bacteria Stop Digestion in the Protozoan

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The quantum dot-tainted bacteria stop digestion in the protozoan, and food vacuoles with undigested material accumulate, seen in the right image. This is in contrast to the normal condition of protozoa eating untreated bacteria, seen in the left image.

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