In spite of attractive attributes, diatoms are underrepresented in research and literature
related to the development of microalgal biofuels. Diatoms are highly diverse and have …

Plasmodiophora brassicae causes clubroot disease in cruciferous plants, and is an
emerging threat to Canadian canola (Brassica napus) production. This review focuses on …

Abstract Background The protist Plasmodiophora brassicae is a soil-borne pathogen of
cruciferous species and the causal agent of clubroot disease of Brassicas including …

Living organisms in aquatic ecosystems are almost constantly confronted by pathogens.
Nevertheless, very little is known about diseases of marine diatoms, the main primary …

Clubroot disease and the causal microbe Plasmodiophora brassicae offer abundant
challenges to agriculturists and biological scientists. This microbe is well fitted for the …

Background Phytomyxids (plasmodiophorids and phagomyxids) are cosmopolitan, obligate
biotrophic protist parasites of plants, diatoms, oomycetes and brown algae …

Viruses, bacteria, and eukaryotic symbionts interact with algae in a variety of ways to cause
disease complexes, often shaping marine and freshwater ecosystems. The advent of …

Parasites are not typically considered to be important components of polar marine
ecosystems. It was therefore surprising when 18S rDNA surveys of protists in the West …

In this study, we created a dataset of a continuous three-year 18S metabarcoding survey to
identify eukaryotic parasitoids, and potential connections to hosts at the Long-Term …

Zoosporic parasites have received increased attention during the last years, but it is still
largely unnoted that these parasites can themselves be infected by hyperparasites. Some …