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Etymologia: Prototheca [pro″to-the′kə]

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    From the Greek proto- (fi rst) + thēkē (sheath), Prototheca is a genus of variably shaped spherical cells of achloric algae in the family Chlorellaceae. Wilhelm Krüger, a German expert in plant physiology and sugar production, reported Prototheca microorganisms in 1894, shortly after spending 7 years in Java studying sugarcane. He isolated Prototheca species from the sap of 3 tree species. Krüger named these organisms as P. moriformis and P. zopfi i, the second name as a tribute to Friedrich Wilhelm Zopf, a renowned botanist, mycologist, and lichenologist.
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    Emerg Infect Dis. 27(11):2891
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    PMC8544978
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    Journal Article
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    Etymologia
  • Volume:
    27
  • Issue:
    11
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