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Jauffrais, Thierry; Lekieffre, Charlotte; Schweizer, Magali; Jesus, Bruno; Metzger, Edouard; Geslin, Emmanuelle. |
The aim of this work is to document the complex nutritional strategy developed by kleptoplastic intertidal foraminifera. We study the mixotrophic ability of a common intertidal foraminifer, E. williamsoni, by (1) investigating the phylogenetic identity of the foraminiferal kleptoplasts, (2) following their oxygenic photosynthetic capacity, and (3) observing the modification in cellular ultrastructural features in response to photoautotrophic conditions. This was achieved by coupling molecular phylogenetic analyses and TEM observations with non-destructive measurements of kleptoplast O2 production over a 15-day experimental study. Results show that the studied E. williamsoni actively selected kleptoplasts mainly from pennate diatoms and had the ability to... |
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Palavras-chave: Foraminifera; Electron microscopy; DNA barcoding; Kleptoplasty; Lipids. |
Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00487/59894/63074.pdf |
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