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Dec 30

Sampling gene diversity across the supergroup Amoebozoa: large EST data sets from Acanthamoeba castellanii, Hartmannella vermiformis, Physarum polycephalum, Hyperamoeba dachnaya and Hyperamoeba sp.

Sampling gene diversity across the supergroup Amoebozoa: large EST data sets from Acanthamoeba castellanii, Hartmannella vermiformis, Physarum polycephalum, Hyperamoeba dachnaya and Hyperamoeba sp.
Protist. 2008 Apr;159(2):269-81
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Dec 30

Lateral transfer of the gene for a widely used marker, alpha-tubulin, indicated by a multi-protein study of the phylogenetic position of Andalucia (Excavata).

Lateral transfer of the gene for a widely used marker, alpha-tubulin, indicated by a multi-protein study of the phylogenetic position of Andalucia (Excavata).
Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2008 Apr;47(1):366-77
Authors: Simpson AG, P…

Dec 30

The eukaryotic tree of life: endosymbiosis takes its TOL.

The eukaryotic tree of life: endosymbiosis takes its TOL.
Trends Ecol Evol. 2008 May;23(5):268-75
Authors: Lane CE, Archibald JM
Abstract
Resolving the structure of the eukaryotic tree of life remains one of …

Dec 30

Testing congruence in phylogenomic analysis.

Testing congruence in phylogenomic analysis.
Syst Biol. 2008 Feb;57(1):104-15
Authors: Leigh JW, Susko E, Baumgartner M, Roger AJ
Abstract
Phylogenomic analyses of large sets of genes or proteins have the pot…

Dec 30

Lateral transfer of introns in the cryptophyte plastid genome.

Lateral transfer of introns in the cryptophyte plastid genome.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2008 May;36(9):3043-53
Authors: Khan H, Archibald JM
Abstract
Cryptophytes are unicellular eukaryotic algae that acquired pho…

Dec 30

Plastid-derived genes in the nonphotosynthetic alveolate Oxyrrhis marina.

Plastid-derived genes in the nonphotosynthetic alveolate Oxyrrhis marina.
Mol Biol Evol. 2008 Jul;25(7):1297-306
Authors: Slamovits CH, Keeling PJ
Abstract
Reconstructing the history of plastid acquisition an…

Dec 30

Organelles in Blastocystis that blur the distinction between mitochondria and hydrogenosomes.

Organelles in Blastocystis that blur the distinction between mitochondria and hydrogenosomes.
Curr Biol. 2008 Apr 22;18(8):580-5
Authors: Stechmann A, Hamblin K, Pérez-Brocal V, Gaston D, Richmond GS, van der Giezen M, Cla…

Dec 30

Complete sequence and analysis of the mitochondrial genome of Hemiselmis andersenii CCMP644 (Cryptophyceae).

Complete sequence and analysis of the mitochondrial genome of Hemiselmis andersenii CCMP644 (Cryptophyceae).
BMC Genomics. 2008;9:215
Authors: Kim E, Lane CE, Curtis BA, Kozera C, Bowman S, Archibald JM
Abstract
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Dec 30

Organelle evolution: what's in a name?

Organelle evolution: what’s in a name?
Curr Biol. 2008 Apr 22;18(8):R345-7
Authors: Keeling PJ, Archibald JM
Abstract
Plastids are organelles derived from cyanobacterial endosymbionts and the evolutionary pro…

Dec 30

Detecting lateral genetic transfer : a phylogenetic approach.

Detecting lateral genetic transfer : a phylogenetic approach.
Methods Mol Biol. 2008;452:457-69
Authors: Beiko RG, Ragan MA
Abstract
Nucleotide sequences of microbial genomes provide evidence that genes have …