Ciliates are considered the most harmful parasites of fish, causing mass mortalities and thus
substantial economic losses to the aquaculture and ornamental fish industries. To better …

Ciliates are defined by the presence of dimorphic nuclei as they have both a somatic
macronucleus and germline micronucleus within each individual cell. The size and structure …

Ciliates, a eukaryotic clade that is over 1 billion years old, are defined by division of genome
function between transcriptionally inactive germline micronuclei and functional somatic …

The relationship between evolutionary rates and gene expression in model plant orthologs
is well documented. However, little is known about the relationships between gene …

Though representing a major component of eukaryotic biodiversity, many microbial
eukaryotes remain poorly studied, including the focus of the present work, testate amoebae …

Separate germline and somatic genomes are found in numerous lineages across the
eukaryotic tree of life, often separated into distinct tissues (eg, in plants, animals, and fungi) …

Ciliate parasites can lead to great economic losses to aquaculture. Among them facultative
parasites have not emerged yet as important pathogens. In this study, the facultative ciliate …

Blepharisma americanum, a member of the understudied ciliate class Heterotrichea, has a
moniliform somatic macronucleus that resembles beads on a string. Blepharisma …

Separate germline and somatic genomes are found in numerous lineages across the
eukaryotic tree of life, often separated into distinct tissues (eg, in plants, animals, and fungi) …

Coding sequence (CDS) architecture affects gene expression levels in organisms. Codon
optimization can increase the gene expression level. Therefore, understanding codon usage …