Delineation of six species of the primitive algal genus Glaucocystis based on in situ ultrastructural characteristics.

ABSTRACT: The field of microbiology was established in the 17(th) century upon the discovery of microorganisms by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek using a single-lens microscope. Now, the detailed ultrastructures of microorganisms can be elucidated in situ using three-dimensional electron microscopy. Since the availability of electron microscopy, the taxonomy of microscopic organisms has entered a new era. Here, we established a new taxonomic system of the primitive algal genus Glaucocystis (Glaucophyta) using a new-generation electron microscopic methodology: ultra-high-voltage electron microscopy (UHVEM) and field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). Various globally distributed Glaucocystis strains were delineated into six species, based on differences in in situ ultrastructural features of the

SUBMITTER: Takahashi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4935853 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature