The Ability of Tetrahymena utriculariae (Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea) to Colonize Traps of Different Species of Aquatic Carnivorous Utricularia
Language English Country United States Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
32498121
DOI
10.1111/jeu.12812
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Utricularia reflexa, Affinity, ciliate, colonization, long-term survival, rootless plant, sterile traps, trap fluid, zoochlorellae,
- MeSH
- Lamiales parasitology MeSH
- Host-Parasite Interactions * MeSH
- Carnivory MeSH
- Symbiosis physiology MeSH
- Tetrahymena physiology MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
The host specificity of the recently described ciliate species Tetrahymena utriculariae was tested in a greenhouse growth experiment, which included 14 different species of aquatic Utricularia as potential host plants. We confirmed the high specificity of the interaction between U. reflexa and T. utriculariae, the former being the only tested host species able to maintain colonization for prolonged time periods. We conclude that this plant-microbe relationship is a unique and specialized form of digestive mutualism and the plant-microbe unit a suitable experimental system for future ecophysiological studies.
Biology Centre CAS Institute of Hydrobiology CZ 37005 České Budějovice Czech Republic
Faculty of Science University of South Bohemia CZ 37005 České Budějovice Czech Republic
Institute of Botany CAS Dukelská 135 CZ 37982 Třeboň Czech Republic
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