Amoeba (IMAGE)

University of Vienna

Amoeba

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Parachlamydia are widespread in the environment where they live in amoebae. The bacteria serve as a model system for studying the evolution of infectivity. The image shows two amoeba cells in pink that are infected with Parachlamydia (yellow/blue).

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© Patrick Arthofer

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