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Généralisation du cycle mitochondrial chezEuglena gracilis Z. en cultures synchrones, hétérotrophe et phototrophe

Generalization of the mitochondrial cycle in synchronousEuglena gracilis Z. during heterotrophic and phototrophic growth

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With synchronous greenEuglena, grown heterotrophycally on lactate medium or phototrophycally on Cramer and Myers medium, we show the existence of a mitochondrial cycle which is synchronous with the cellular cycle. During the phase of cellular division the chondriome appears as small mitochondria (sections of 0.5 to 2 μm), randomly distributed in the cytoplasm. During the non-dividing phase, the chondriome takes the form of a mitochondrial network, generally peripherally located in cells (sections on micrographs often larger than 10 μm). It is shown that the cycle is quite a general process which exists with any conditions of culture and synchrony.

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A partir d'euglènes vertes synchrones, cultivées soit en hétérotrophie sur milieu lactate, soit en phototrophie sur milieu de Cramer et Myers, nous montrons qu'un cycle mitochondrial synchrone avec le cycle cellulaire existe. En phase de division cellulaire, le chondriome apparaît sous forme de petites mitochondries de 0,5 à 2 μm, indifféremment réparties dans le cytoplasme, alors qu'en phase de non division cellulaire, le chondriome se présente sous forme d'un réseau mitochondrial situé plus généralement à la périphérie de la cellule et dont les sections sur les micrographies sont souvent supérieures à 10 μm. La généralisation d'un tel cycle est démontrée quel que soit le mode de culture et l'agent synchronisant.

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Calvayrac, R., Bertaux, O., Lefort-Tran, M. et al. Généralisation du cycle mitochondrial chezEuglena gracilis Z. en cultures synchrones, hétérotrophe et phototrophe. Protoplasma 80, 355–370 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01276351

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