Claudio Slamovits
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Jun 20
Lineage dynamics of the endosymbiotic cell type in the soft coral Xenia.
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Lineage dynamics of the endosymbiotic cell type in the soft coral Xenia.
Nature. 2020 Jun 17;:
Authors: Hu M, Zheng X, Fan CM, Zheng Y
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Many corals harbour symbiotic dinoflag…
Jun 20
Lineage dynamics of the endosymbiotic cell type in the soft coral Xenia
Many corals harbour symbiotic dinoflagellate algae. The algae live inside coral cells in a specialized membrane compartment known as the symbiosome, which shares the photosynthetically fixed carbon with coral host cells while host cells provide inorganic carbon to the algae for photosynthesis¹. This endosymbiosis-which is critical for the maintenance of coral reef ecosystems-is increasingly threatened by environmental stressors that lead to coral bleaching (that is, the disruption of…
Jun 20
Sex in Symbiodiniaceae dinoflagellates: genomic evidence for independent loss of the canonical synaptonemal complex
Dinoflagellates of the Symbiodiniaceae family encompass diverse symbionts that are critical to corals and other species living in coral reefs. It is well known that sexual reproduction enhances adaptive evolution in changing environments. Although genes related to meiotic functions were reported in Symbiodiniaceae, cytological evidence of meiosis and fertilisation are however yet to be observed in these taxa. Using transcriptome and genome data from 21 Symbiodiniaceae isolates, we studied genes…
Jun 19
Characterization of a giant photosystem I supercomplex in the symbiotic dinoflagellate Symbiodiniaceae.
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Characterization of a giant photosystem I supercomplex in the symbiotic dinoflagellate Symbiodiniaceae.
Plant Physiol. 2020 Jun 16;:
Authors: Kato H, Tokutsu R, Kubota-Kawai H, Burton-Smith RN, Kim …
Jun 18
Characterization of a Giant PSI Supercomplex in the Symbiotic Dinoflagellate Symbiodiniaceae
Symbiodiniaceae are symbiotic dinoflagellates that provide photosynthetic products to corals. Because corals are distributed across a wide range of depths in the ocean, Symbiodiniaceae species must adapt to various light environments to optimize their photosynthetic performance. However, as few biochemical studies of Symbiodiniaceae photosystems have been reported, the molecular mechanisms of photoadaptation in this algal family remain poorly understood. Here, to investigate the photosynthetic…
Jun 11
Re-evaluating the relationship between missing heritability and the microbiome.
Related Articles Re-evaluating the relationship between missing heritability and the microbiome. Microbiome. 2020 Jun 08;8(1):87 Authors: Douglas GM, Bielawski JP, Langille MGI Abstract Human genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have recurrently estimated lower heritability estimates than familial studies. Many explanations have been suggested to explain these lower estimates, including that a substantial proportion of genetic variation …
Jun 04
PICRUSt2 for prediction of metagenome functions.
Related Articles PICRUSt2 for prediction of metagenome functions. Nat Biotechnol. 2020 Jun 01;: Authors: Douglas GM, Maffei VJ, Zaneveld JR, Yurgel SN, Brown JR, Taylor CM, Huttenhower C, Langille MGI PMID: 32483366 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]
May 31
The human tumor microbiome is composed of tumor type-specific intracellular bacteria.
Related Articles The human tumor microbiome is composed of tumor type-specific intracellular bacteria. Science. 2020 May 29;368(6494):973-980 Authors: Nejman D, Livyatan I, Fuks G, Gavert N, Zwang Y, Geller LT, Rotter-Maskowitz A, Weiser R, Mallel G, Gigi E, Meltser A, Douglas GM, Kamer I, Gopalakrishnan V, Dadosh T, Levin-Zaidman S, Avnet S, Atlan T, Cooper …
May 30
Draft Genome Sequences of Nine Cultivable Heterotrophic Proteobacteria Isolated from Phycosphere Microbiota of Toxic Alexandrium catenella LZT09.
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Draft Genome Sequences of Nine Cultivable Heterotrophic Proteobacteria Isolated from Phycosphere Microbiota of Toxic Alexandrium catenella LZT09.
Microbiol Resour Announc. 2020 May 28;9(22):
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May 30
Draft Genome Sequences of Nine Cultivable Heterotrophic Proteobacteria Isolated from Phycosphere Microbiota of Toxic Alexandrium catenella LZT09
Microscopic interactions between phycosphere microbiota and host algae play crucial roles in aquatic ecosystems. Despite their significance, there is a scarcity of available genome sequences derived from the phycosphere microbiome. Here, we report the draft genome sequences of nine heterotrophic proteobacterial strains isolated from the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella LZT09 during execution of our Phycosphere Microbiome Project. Further exploration of the genomic features of the…