Paulinella chromatophora

Curr Biol. 2021 Sep 13;31(17):R1024-R1026. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.07.028.

Abstract

Macorano and Nowack provide an overview of Paulinella chromatophora, a filose amoeba that harbors an organelle called a chromatophore and only the second known case of a eukaryote forming a primary endosymbiosis with a photosynthetic bacterium. Studying this relatively young relationship offers the chance to study the early stages of endosymbiosis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amoeba*
  • Chromatophores*
  • Photosynthesis
  • Rhizaria*
  • Symbiosis