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Tetrahymena

Known as: Tetrahymenas 
A genus of ciliate protozoa commonly used in genetic, cytological, and other research.
National Institutes of Health

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Tetrahymena pyriformis

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2012
2012
A two-locus molecular characterization of Paramecium calkinsi.
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Preferential Feeding by the Ciliates Chilodonella and Tetrahymena spp. and Effects of These Protozoa on Bacterial Biofilm Structure and Composition
ABSTRACT Protozoa are important components of microbial food webs, but protozoan feeding preferences and their effects in the… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
An optimal Mg(2+) concentration for kinetic folding of the tetrahymena ribozyme.
Divalent metal ions, such as Mg(2+), are generally required for tertiary structure formation in RNA. Although the role of Mg(2… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
The unicellular Tetrahymena as a model cell for receptor research.
1980
1980
Propagation of cortical differences in tetrahymena.
Progeny clones were derived from crosses arranged so that the number of ciliary meridians (corticotype) was unusually high in one… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Regulation of cellular osmolarity and volume in Tetrahymena.
1. Tetrahymena pyriformis are hyperosmotic to external media of osmolarities from 2 to 171 m-osmole/l. The intracellular… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
THE NUCLEIC ACIDS OF BASAL BODIES ISOLATED FROM TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS
Pellicular fragments were isolated from ethanol-fixed cells of the holotrichous ciliate Tetrahymena pyriformis by the action of… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
REACTIVATION OF GLYCERINATED CILIA FROM TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS
The ease with which Tetrahymena can be grown in relatively large quantity makes it an exceptionally useful source of cilia for… 
1964
1964
THE CONTRACTILE VACUOLE AND RELATED STRUCTURES IN TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS.
SYNOPSIS. The nephridial system of T. pyriformis consists of a contractile vacuole with its two pores and an elaborate network of… 
1963
1963
GENOMIC EXCLUSION IN TETRAHYMENA: GENETIC BASIS.
SYNOPSIS. Genomic exclusion is an aberration that occurs during conjugation in variety 1 of Tetrahymena pyriformis. Instead of… 
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