ciliates

Biology

Advanced genetic techniques and microscopy provide new insights into the symbiosis of anaerobic ciliates and methanogens

AP, representatives of the studied anaerobic ciliates and their respective methanogenic endosymbionts, please refer to the study for a complete description. Credit: Charles University Recent studies have revealed important details about the relationship between anaerobic ciliates and methanogenic archaea. This relationship has fascinated scientists for decades. Researchers from Charles University School of Science and the University of Rhode Island used…