Bacteria influence eukaryotic biology as parasitic, commensal or beneficial symbionts. Aside
from these organismal interactions, bacteria have also been important sources of new …

Diversity begets higher-order properties such as functional stability and robustness in
microbial communities, but principles that inform conceptual (and eventually predictive) …

Unicellular flagellates of the family Trypanosomatidae are obligatory parasites of
invertebrates, vertebrates and plants. Dixenous species are aetiological agents of a number …

The trypanosomatid Angomonas deanei is a model to study endosymbiosis. Each cell
contains a single β-proteobacterial endosymbiont that divides at a defined point in the host …

Abstract Comparison of the genomes of free‐living Bodo saltans and those of parasitic
trypanosomatids reveals that the transition from a free‐living to a parasitic life style has …

Exclusivity in physical spaces and nutrients is a prerequisite for survival of organisms, but a
few species have been able to develop mutually beneficial strategies that allow them to co …

Compared to their relatives, the diversity of endosymbiont-containing Trypanosomatidae
remains under-investigated, with only two new species described in the past 25 years …

Bacterial endosymbionts of ticks are of interest due to their close evolutionary relationships
with tick-vectored pathogens. For instance, whereas many ticks contain Francisella-like …

Vitamin C (VC) is an essential nutrient required for the optimal function and development of
many organisms. VC has been studied for many decades, and still today, the …

Background Thermophilic composting is a promising method of sanitizing pathogens in
manure and a source of agriculturally important thermostable enzymes and microorganisms …