Bacterial and archaeal symbioses with protists
Most of the genetic, cellular, and biochemical diversity of life rests within single-celled
organisms—the prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea) and microbial eukaryotes (protists) …
organisms—the prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea) and microbial eukaryotes (protists) …
[HTML][HTML] Orientia and Rickettsia: different flowers from the same garden
JJ Gillespie, J Salje - Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent discoveries of basal extracellular Rickettsiales have illuminated divergent
evolutionary paths to host dependency in later-evolving lineages. Family Rickettsiaceae …
evolutionary paths to host dependency in later-evolving lineages. Family Rickettsiaceae …
The evolutionary origin of host association in the Rickettsiales
The evolution of obligate host-association of bacterial symbionts and pathogens remains
poorly understood. The Rickettsiales are an alphaproteobacterial order of obligate …
poorly understood. The Rickettsiales are an alphaproteobacterial order of obligate …
Phylogenetic analyses with systematic taxon sampling show that mitochondria branch within Alphaproteobacteria
Though it is well accepted that mitochondria originated from an alphaproteobacteria-like
ancestor, the phylogenetic relationship of the mitochondrial endosymbiont to extant …
ancestor, the phylogenetic relationship of the mitochondrial endosymbiont to extant …
Three-dimensional images reveal the impact of the endosymbiont Midichloria mitochondrii on the host mitochondria
The hard tick, Ixodes ricinus, a main Lyme disease vector, harbors an intracellular bacterial
endosymbiont. Midichloria mitochondrii is maternally inherited and resides in the …
endosymbiont. Midichloria mitochondrii is maternally inherited and resides in the …
Genomic diversity across the Rickettsia and 'Candidatus Megaira' genera and proposal of genus status for the Torix group
Members of the bacterial genus Rickettsia were originally identified as causative agents of
vector-borne diseases in mammals. However, many Rickettsia species are arthropod …
vector-borne diseases in mammals. However, many Rickettsia species are arthropod …
Paramecium Genetics, Genomics, and Evolution
The ciliate genus Paramecium served as one of the first model systems in microbial
eukaryotic genetics, contributing much to the early understanding of phenomena as diverse …
eukaryotic genetics, contributing much to the early understanding of phenomena as diverse …
Integrative description of bisexual Paramacrobiotus experimentalis sp. nov.(Macrobiotidae) from republic of Madagascar (Africa) with microbiome analysis
Ł Kaczmarek, M Roszkowska, I Poprawa… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2020 - Elsevier
In a moss samples collected on Madagascar two populations of Paramacrobiotus
experimentalis sp. nov. were found. Paramacrobiotus experimentalis sp. nov. with the …
experimentalis sp. nov. were found. Paramacrobiotus experimentalis sp. nov. with the …
Evolution of Wolbachia mutualism and reproductive parasitism: insight from two novel strains that co-infect cat fleas
TP Driscoll, VI Verhoeve, C Brockway, DL Shrewsberry… - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
Wolbachiae are obligate intracellular bacteria that infect arthropods and certain nematodes.
Usually maternally inherited, they may provision nutrients to (mutualism) or alter sexual …
Usually maternally inherited, they may provision nutrients to (mutualism) or alter sexual …
The terrestrial isopod symbiont 'Candidatus Hepatincola porcellionum' is a potential nutrient scavenger related to Holosporales symbionts of protists
Abstract The order Holosporales (Alphaproteobacteria) encompasses obligate intracellular
bacterial symbionts of diverse Eukaryotes. These bacteria have highly streamlined genomes …
bacterial symbionts of diverse Eukaryotes. These bacteria have highly streamlined genomes …