Extreme environments offer an unprecedented opportunity to understand microbial eukaryotic ecology, evolution, and genome biology
Research in extreme environments has substantially expanded our understanding of the
ecology and evolution of life on Earth, but a major group of organisms has been largely …
ecology and evolution of life on Earth, but a major group of organisms has been largely …
Anaerobic fungi: past, present, and future
Anaerobic fungi (AF) play an essential role in feed conversion due to their potent fiber
degrading enzymes and invasive growth. Much has been learned about this unusual fungal …
degrading enzymes and invasive growth. Much has been learned about this unusual fungal …
Molecular characterization of the conoid complex in Toxoplasma reveals its conservation in all apicomplexans, including Plasmodium species
The apical complex is the instrument of invasion used by apicomplexan parasites, and the
conoid is a conspicuous feature of this apparatus found throughout this phylum. The conoid …
conoid is a conspicuous feature of this apparatus found throughout this phylum. The conoid …
Energetics and evolution of anaerobic microbial eukaryotes
Mitochondria and aerobic respiration have been suggested to be required for the evolution
of eukaryotic cell complexity. Aerobic respiration is several times more energetically efficient …
of eukaryotic cell complexity. Aerobic respiration is several times more energetically efficient …
Group-specific functional patterns of mitochondrion-related organelles shed light on their multiple transitions from mitochondria in ciliated protists
Adaptations of ciliates to hypoxic environments have arisen independently several times.
Studies on mitochondrion-related organelle (MRO) metabolisms from distinct anaerobic …
Studies on mitochondrion-related organelle (MRO) metabolisms from distinct anaerobic …
Morphogenesis of an anaerobic ciliate Heterometopus palaeformis (Kahl, 1927) Foissner, 2016 (Ciliophora, Armophorea) with notes on its morphological and …
W Zhuang, X Feng, R Li, SA Al-Farraj, X Hu - Protist, 2024 - Elsevier
The morphology, morphogenesis, and molecular phylogeny of Heterometopus palaeformis
(Kahl, 1927) Foissner, 2016 were studied using microscopical observations on live and …
(Kahl, 1927) Foissner, 2016 were studied using microscopical observations on live and …
First redescription and molecular phylogeny of Trimyema claviforme Kahl, 1933 with the description of a Chinese population of Plagiopyla nasuta Stein, 1860 …
Ciliates belonging to the class Plagiopylea are obligate anaerobes that are often neglected
due to their cryptic lifestyles, difficulty of observation, and overall under-sampling. Here, we …
due to their cryptic lifestyles, difficulty of observation, and overall under-sampling. Here, we …
Anaerobic ciliates as a model group for studying symbioses in oxygen‐depleted environments
Anaerobiosis has independently evolved in multiple lineages of ciliates, allowing them to
colonize a variety of anoxic and oxygen‐depleted habitats. Anaerobic ciliates commonly …
colonize a variety of anoxic and oxygen‐depleted habitats. Anaerobic ciliates commonly …
Genetic potential for aerobic respiration and denitrification in globally distributed respiratory endosymbionts
Abstract The endosymbiont Candidatus Azoamicus ciliaticola was proposed to generate
ATP for its eukaryotic host, an anaerobic ciliate of the Plagiopylea class, fulfilling a function …
ATP for its eukaryotic host, an anaerobic ciliate of the Plagiopylea class, fulfilling a function …
[HTML][HTML] Parallel functional reduction in the mitochondria of apicomplexan parasites
Gregarines are an early-diverging lineage of apicomplexan parasites that hold many clues
into the origin and evolution of the group, a remarkable transition from free-living …
into the origin and evolution of the group, a remarkable transition from free-living …