First American stand of Paramecium novaurelia and intra-specific differentiation of the species

Folia Biol (Krakow). 2007;55(1-2):53-63. doi: 10.3409/173491607780006371.

Abstract

A stand of Paramecium novaurelia was found in Boston Massachusetts, USA, the first on this continent. Molecular studies (RAPD and sequencing ofrRNA [3'SSUrRNA-ITS1, 5' LSU rRNA] and COI mtDNA fragments) of P. novaurelia strains show intra-specific polymorphism within the species as strain clusters characterized by variable relationships.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Boston
  • Paramecium / classification*
  • Paramecium / genetics
  • Paramecium / isolation & purification
  • Phylogeny*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA