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  • It was the presence of Rickettsia DNA sequences found in the initial genome data that provided scientists with a clue that bacteria might live inside of Ich. Intracellular bacteria have been described in free-living ciliates such as Paramecium, but never in Ich. which is an obligate parasite.

    Science Blog - Science news straight from the source 2009

  • It was the presence of Rickettsia DNA sequences found in the initial genome data that provided scientists with a clue that bacteria might live inside of Ich. Intracellular bacteria have been described in free-living ciliates such as Paramecium, but never in Ich. which is an obligate parasite.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • The object that stimulated by interest in science was studying the "Paramecium".

    Young Black Professional Guide 2009

  • It was the presence of Rickettsia DNA sequences found in the initial genome data that provided scientists with a clue that bacteria might live inside of Ich. Intracellular bacteria have been described in free-living ciliates such as Paramecium, but never in Ich. which is an obligate parasite.

    R&D Mag - News 2009

  • The object that stimulated by interest in science was studying the "Paramecium".

    Young Black Professional Guide 2009

  • "Beef brisket in Wikipedia flavor" is the best one I've seen since "Eggplant Paramecium," which was also spotted in a Chinese menu.

    Try the beef in "Wikipedia flavor" - Boing Boing 2009

  • Paramecium activities are organized by their microtubules, cylindrical polymers of the protein tubulin.

    Deepak Chopra: Can Science Explain the Soul? 2010

  • Descriptions of the behavior of the simple protozoan Paramecium in the 19th century differ markedly from the way we describe that behavior today.

    Dan Agin: Nicholas Wade, Wadeian Evolution, and Twisted Knickers 2009

  • If the principle is correct, the population of one Paramecium species should have increased, while the other decreased, eventually decreasing to zero.

    Competitive exclusion principle 2008

  • Georgii F. Gause tested the principle in a laboratory experiment with two species of the aquatic protozoan Paramecium.

    Competitive exclusion principle 2008

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