In a generation time of 8 hr in Paramecium caudatum, the bulk of DNA synthesis detected by thymidine-(3)H incorporation takes place in the latter part of the cell cycle. The micronuclear cycle includes a G(1) of 3 hr followed by an S period of 3-3(1/2) hr. G(2) and division occupies the remaining period of the cycle. Macronuclear RNA synthesis detected by 5'-uridine-(3)H incorporation is contin...

Classic ecological theory suggests that resource partitioning facilitates the coexistence of species by reducing inter-specific competition. A byproduct of this process is an increase in overall community function, because a greater spectrum of resources can be used. In contrast, coexistence facilitated by neutral mechanisms is not expected to increase function. We studied coexistence in labora...

The advantages of Bayesian statistical approaches, such as flexibility and the ability to acknowledge uncertainty in all parameters, have made them the prevailing method for analysing the spread of infectious diseases in human or animal populations. We introduce a Bayesian approach to experimental host-pathogen systems that shares these attractive features. Since uncertainty in all parameters i...

Membrane excitation was the basis for backward swimming of Paramecium facing stimulus. According to standard genetic tests, inexcitable mutants fell into three complementation groups for both Paramecium tetraurelia (pwA, pwB, and pwC) and Paramecium caudatum (cnrA, cnrB, and cnrC). Cytoplasm from a wild type transferred to a mutant through microinjection restored the excitability. Transfusions ...