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Unexpected resistance of virus-infected saccamoebae to the predatory fungus Stylopage araea DRECHSLER 1935
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Resistance of virus-infected saccamoebae
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- 14. Oktober 2019
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2019ECR0927_Michel R and Müller K-D
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007-010
- Schlagwort(e)
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amoebophagous fungus Stylopage araea, prey amoebae, Saccamoeba sp., infection by Mimivirus-like virus
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Observations have shown how the amoebophagous fungus Stylopage araea acts as a natural predator to uninfected saccamoebae, compared to those after infection with the two strains of giant viruses, KSL5 and KSl-V3. While the uninfected amoebae, as expected, were trapped and digested by the haustoria of Stylopage, the saccamoebae infected with the giant viruses proved to be resistant to the fungal mycelium. They were neither attacked nor digested. The biological meaning of this unexpected selective behavior is discussed.