The morphology and the small subunit (SSU) rRNA gene sequence of the hypotrich Neobakuella flava n. g., n. sp. from the estuary of the Taehwagang River (Ulsan, South Korea) were investigated. The three frontal cirri, the composition of the midventral complex of cirral pairs and rows, and the simple dorsal kinety pattern of three bipolar kineties assign it to the urostyloid taxon Bakuellidae. The increased number of buccal and parabuccal cirri, the presence of transverse cirri, and more than one left marginal row, as well as the lack of caudal cirri separate Neobakuella n. g. from the other bakuellids. Neobakuella flava n. sp. has many 0.3 μm sized green and/or yellow usually dark-green cortical granules and some sparsely distributed, 2 × 1 μm sized grass green with yellowish shimmer granules. The gene sequence data indicate a close relationship with Diaxonella and a distinct separation from the bakuellid Metaurostylopsis and parabirojimid Parabirojimia. The SSU rRNA gene sequences of four further urostyloids (i.e. Diaxonella pseudorubra, Anteholosticha monilata, Metaurostylopsis struederkypkeae, Pseudourostyla cristata) and two stylonychines (i.e. Sterkiella cavicola, Sterkiella histriomuscorum) from Korea were analyzed. Anteholosticha monilata, type of the genus, is clearly separated from the Holosticha clade, supporting the morphological separation from Holosticha. Sterkiella cavicola, type of Sterkiella, clusters within the stylonychines and is obviously closely related with S. histriomuscorum.
We theoretically investigate the control of the electron-spin polarization in a spin filter by a tunalbe δ-doping, where the device and the δ-doping can be realized experimentally by depositing a ferromagnetic stripe on top of semiconductor heterostructure and using molecular beam epitaxy or metal-organic chemical-vapor deposition, respectively. The δ-doping dependent transmission and conductance are numerically calculated for InAs material system. It is shown that both amplitude and sign of electron-spin polarization vary dramatically with the weight and/or the location of the δ-doping. Thus, it is possible to open a new door for effectively manipulating spin-polarized source, and the considered nanostructure can serve as a spin filter with a structurally controllable spin polarization by the δ-doping.
The morphology and infraciliature of a hypotrichous ciliate collected from brackish-water biotope (salinity 5 parts per thousand) in South Korea were investigated which indicate this organism should be a new form within the genus Anteholosticha Berger, 2003. Careful morphological comparison and SSU rRNA gene sequence alignment with similar species are performed to support the validity of Anteholosticha pseudomonilata n. sp. The main diagnostic and distinguishing characteristics of the new species include: 1) 8-11 transverse cirri; 2) midventral complex composed of 10-16 pairs of zigzagging midventral cirri, extending posteriorly to slightly ahead of pretransverse cirri; 3) cortical granules colourless and pigment-like, 0.5 mu m across, longitudinally arranged in more or less short rows on whole cortex except along dorsal kineties and cirral rows; and 4) 8-12 macronuclear nodules located left of midline.
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