Hello friends science addicts! while observing stagnant water I was able to identify some species of microorganisms, some more interesting than others! truly what moved me to create this post is the way they moved in the water! When we review the biology books we remember that these organisms were able to move through the famous "cilia and flagella", have you ever observed a flagellum in such detail under the microscope? get ready because we are going to see some euglenophytes on the move!🧫🔬
Hola amigos adictos a la ciencia! mientras observaba agua estancada logre identificar algunas especies de microorganismos, algunos mas interesantes que otros! verdaderamente lo que me movito a crear este post es la forma en como se desplazaban en el agua! cuando repasamos los libros de biologia recordamos que estos organismos se lograban mover mediante los famosos "cilios y flagelos", alguna vez observaste con tanto detalle un flagelo bajo el microoscopio? preparate porque vamos a ver algunas euglenofitas en movimiento!🧬🧪
What is the cell flagellum for??🙇♂️🧫🧬/ Para qué sirve el Flagelo en los microorganismos👩🏫🧠
We could define the cilia and flagella as: "Cytoplasmic locomotor structures", these structures are attached to the cells of the microorganism, have an origin in the "extension" of the "centrioles" are composed of "motor" proteins called: "dynein" , which in turn manage to form a pair of "microtubules". As you can see in the photos I took of some microorganisms, you can clearly see a cilium that makes rapid movements and that are apparently larger than the cell itself!😮🤯🦿
Podriamos definir a los cilios y flagelos como: "Estructuras locomotoras citoplasmaticas", estas estructuras son anexos a las celulas del microorganismo, tienen un origen en el "prolongamiento" de los "centriolos" estan compuestas por proteinas "motoras" llamadas: "dineina", que a su vez logran forman un par de "microtubulos". Como puedes ver en las fotos que realice a unos microorganismos se ve claramente un cilio que realiza movimientos rapidos y que aparentemente son mas grandes que la propia celula!🧠🧫
flagellum in motion🙇♂️🧫🧬/ Flagelo en movimiento👩🏫🧠
Another characteristic between the flagella and the cilia is that the cilia end up being smaller and more numerous than the flagella, here we see how the euglenophytes can move thanks to their active flagellum, they can move very quickly in the liquid medium! Did you know that our respiratory system has cilia? for example in the trachea and perform the defense function by trapping and eliminating unwanted agents!🤔🧠
Otra caracteristica entre los flagelos y los cilios es que los cilios acaban por ser mas pequeños y mas numerosos que los flagelos, aqui vemos como las euglenofitas pueden desplazarse gracias a su flagelo activo, pueden desplazarse muy rapido en el medio liquido! sabias que nuestro sistema respiratorio tiene cilios? por ejemplo en la traquea y realizan la funcion de defensa atrapando y eliminando agentes no deseados!🧬🧫🔬
The composition between the cilia and the flagella is basically the same, both start from the basal extremity or as it is known: "basal corpuscle", at this point three microtubules are formed that are composed of proteins, later in the middle zone of the flagellum only two of the microtubules are extended to produce more effective movement! euglenophytes are known for having "two flagella" of which one is not active! here we see how in a matter of 2 seconds the microorganism is able to move several millimeters in the sample👨💻👨🏫
La composición entre los cilios y los flagelos es basicamente igual, ambos parten de la extremidad basal o como se le conoce: "corpusculo basal", en este punto se forman tres microtubulos que estan compuestos de proteinas, posteriormente en la zona media del flagelo solo dos de los microtubulos se extienden para producir mayor efectividad en el movimiento! las euglenofitas son conocidas porque tienen "dos flagelos" de los cuales uno no es activo! aqui vemos como en cuestion de 2 segundos el microorganismo se logra desplazar varios milimetros en la muestra🦾🦿🧠
Here we can see the image of a euglenophyte with its details including the great flagellum, we can see its other organelles such as the nucleus and the chloroplasts, this organism is photosynthetic, although many of them make a "phagocytosis" or also carry out photosynthesis, and this make them true survivors, until they manage to live in environments without light! and with very little oxygen!💥💥
Aqui podemos ver la imagen de una euglenofita con sus detalles incluyendo el gran flagelo, podemos ver sus otros organelos tal resalto el nucleo y los cloroplastos, este organismo es fotosintetico, aunque muchas de ellas hacen una "fagocitosis" o tambien realizan fotosintesis, y esto los convierten en verdaderos sobrevivientes, hasta lograr vivir en ambientes sin luz! y con muy poco oxigeno!😮🤯
This particular organism can measure about 60 microns, which indicates that it is quite small since we are seeing it at 100x, they are practically cosmopolitan, being found in stagnant waters with high solar concentration, and that is why we see the water very green because they present Chloroplasts are very resistant.🧬🧫🔬
Este organismo en particular puede medir unas 60micras, lo cual nos indica que es bastante pequeño ya que lo estamos viendo a 100x, son practicamente cosmopolitas encontrandose en aguas estancadas con alta concentracion solar, y por eso vemos el agua muy verde debido a que ellos presentan cloroplastos, son muy resistentes💥🦿🧠🧪
Normally the color of the euglenophytes is green, there is an interesting fact about these organisms and that is that they are not totally autotrophic, since they require some vitamins from the environment as well as nitrogen and salts to carry out their physiology! therefore the water where it is found must have bacteria capable of synthesizing and producing residues that are essential for them!😮😮
Normalmente el color de los euglenofitos es verde, hay un dato interesante sobre estos organismos y es que no son totalmente autotrofos, ya que requieren de algunas vitaminas del medio al igual que nitrogeno y sales para realizar su fisiologia! por tanto el agua donde se encuentra deben poseer bacterias capaces de sintetizar y producir residios que son indispensable para ellos!🤩👩🏫
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Sources:
https://mundoeducacao.uol.com.br/biologia/cilios-flagelos.htm
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagelo
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euglenoidea
Atlas de los microorganismos (Streble; Krauter)
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