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"Tetrahymena"
Keywords:
thermophila
,
pyriformis
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paramecium
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ciliate
,
protozoa
relative of the paramecium; often used in genetics research
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Tetrahymena are non-pathogenic free-living ciliate protozoa. They are common in fresh-water. Tetrahymena species used as model organisms in biomedical researches are T. thermophila and T. pyriformis.
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