All Entries Tagged With: "Cell Biology"
Apicomplexan Protist
The Apicomplexa are a large group of protists, most of which possess a unique organelle called apicoplast and an apical complex structure involved in penetrating a host’s cell. They are unicellular, spore-forming, and exclusively parasites of animals. Motile structures such as flagella or pseudopods are absent except in certain gamete stages. This is a diverse [...]
Bacterial conjugation
Bacterial conjugation is the transfer of genetic material between bacteria through direct cell-to-cell contact, or through a bridge-like connection between the two cells.[1] Discovered in 1946 by Joshua Lederberg and Edward Tatum,[2] conjugation is a mechanism of horizontal gene transfer—as are transformation and transduction—although these mechanisms do not involve cell-to-cell contact.[3]
