  The Aharonov-Bohm effect in a one-dimensional (1D) ring containing a gas of
fractionally charged excitations is considered. It is shown that the low
temperature behavior of the system is identical to that of free electrons with
(integer) charge $e$. This is a direct consequence of the fact that the total
charge in the ring is quantized in units of the electron charge. Anomalous
oscillations of the persistent current amplitude with temperature are predicted
to occur as a direct manifistation of the fractional nature of the
quasiparticle charge. A 1D conducting ring with gate induced periodical
potential is discussed as a possible set-up for an experimental observation of
the predicted phenomenon.
