Ultrastructure and molecular phylogeny of <it>Calkinsia aureus</it>: cellular identity of a novel clade of deep-sea euglenozoans with epibiotic bacteria

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Euglenozoa is a large group of eukaryotic flagellates with diverse modes of nutrition. The group consists of three main subclades – euglenids, kinetoplastids and diplonemids – that have been confirmed with both molecular phylogen...

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Main Authors: Leander Brian S, Bernhard Joan M, Edgcomb Virginia P, Yubuki Naoji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-01-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/9/16