Tag: genomes

Dec 30

Red and green algal origin of diatom membrane transporters: insights into environmental adaptation and cell evolution.

Red and green algal origin of diatom membrane transporters: insights into environmental adaptation and cell evolution.
PLoS One. 2011;6(12):e29138
Authors: Chan CX, Reyes-Prieto A, Bhattacharya D
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Dec 30

Comparative Genomic and Transcriptomic Characterization of the Toxigenic Marine Dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii.

Comparative Genomic and Transcriptomic Characterization of the Toxigenic Marine Dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii.
PLoS One. 2011;6(12):e28012
Authors: Jaeckisch N, Yang I, Wohlrab S, Glöckner G, Kroymann J, Vogel H, …

Sep 02

Genome analysis exposes hidden sex secrets

Comment on “Conserved meiotic machinery in Glomus spp., a putatively ancient asexual fungal lineage” by S. Halary et al. 2011. The origin and significance of sex remains one of the most intriguing topics in evolutionary biology. Sexual reproduction requires a big deal of complexity and energy expense at all levels, from the intricate molecular gymnastics …

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Aug 18

Halary et al. accepted – On meiosis in mycorrhizal fungi

Just accepted in Genome Biology and Evolution: “Conserved meiotic machinery in Glomus spp., a putatively ancient asexual fungal lineage” by Sebastien Halary, Shehre-Banoo Malik, Levannia Lildhar, Claudio H. Slamovits, Mohamed Hijri and Nicolas Corradi.