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The specific inhibition of glycerol synthesis and the phosphorylation of a putative MAPK give insight into the mechanism of osmotic sensing in a dinoflagellate symbiont
The specific inhibition of glycerol synthesis and the phosphorylation of a putative MAPK give insight into the mechanism of osmotic sensing in a dinoflagellate symbiont
ABSTRACT Signaling pathways are fundamental for the establishment and maintenance of diverse symbioses. The symbiosis of c...
Studies on the Cyst Stage of Naegleria fowleri in vivo and in vitro
Studies on the Cyst Stage of Naegleria fowleri in vivo and in vitro
ABSTRACT Naegleria fowleri is a pathogenic, free-living amoeba that causes Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), a hig...
Ciliate cortical organization and dynamics for cell motility: Comparing ciliates and vertebrates
Ciliate cortical organization and dynamics for cell motility: Comparing ciliates and vertebrates
ABSTRACT The generation of efficient fluid flow is crucial for organismal development and homeostasis, sexual reproduction...
Ecology of Planktonic Ciliates in a Changing World: Concepts, Methods and Challenges
Ecology of Planktonic Ciliates in a Changing World: Concepts, Methods and Challenges
ABSTRACT Plankton ecologists ultimately focus on forecasting, both applied and environmental outcomes. We review how appre...
Seasonal monitoring of Cryptosporidium species and their genetic diversity in neonatal calves on two large‐scale farms in Xinjiang, China
Seasonal monitoring of Cryptosporidium species and their genetic diversity in neonatal calves on two large‐scale farms in Xinjiang, China
ABSTRACT To find out whether and how the prevalence and genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium in neonatal calves varies wit...
A Comparative Ultrastructural Study of Tintinnid Loricae (Alveolata, Ciliophora, Spirotricha) and a Hypothesis on their Evolution
A Comparative Ultrastructural Study of Tintinnid Loricae (Alveolata, Ciliophora, Spirotricha) and a Hypothesis on their Evolution
ABSTRACT Tintinnid ciliates build loricae, whose structure, shape, and size still largely represent the basis for taxonomy...
Molecular Characterization and Immune Protection by Cystathionine β‐synthase from Eimeria tenella
Molecular Characterization and Immune Protection by Cystathionine β‐synthase from Eimeria tenella
ABSTRACT Eimeria tenella is an obligate intracellular apicomplexan parasite that causes avian coccidiosis and leads to sev...
Txikispora philomaios n. sp., n. g., a Micro‐Eukaryotic Pathogen of Amphipods, Reveals Parasitism and Hidden Diversity in Class Filasterea
Txikispora philomaios n. sp., n. g., a Micro‐Eukaryotic Pathogen of Amphipods, Reveals Parasitism and Hidden Diversity in Class Filasterea
ABSTRACT This study provides a morphological, ultrastructural, and phylogenetic characterization of a novel micro-eukaryot...
Dynamics of cell death across growth stages and the diel cycle in the dinoflagellate Karenia Brevis
Dynamics of cell death across growth stages and the diel cycle in the dinoflagellate Karenia Brevis
ABSTRACT Recent evidence suggests that programmed cell death (PCD) can play a role in stress-induced decline and terminati...
Report of the 2021 meeting of the International Society of Protistologists
Report of the 2021 meeting of the International Society of Protistologists
Abstract THE International Society of Protistologists (ISOP) met online from 26–30 July, 2021. The Program and Abst...
A Parachlorella kessleri (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta) Strain Tolerant to High Concentration of Calcium Chloride
A Parachlorella kessleri (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta) Strain Tolerant to High Concentration of Calcium Chloride
ABSTRACT Members of coccoid green algae have been documented in various extreme environments. In this article, a unicellul...
Silica‐scaled heterotrophic protists Rotosphaerida, Thaumatomonadida and Centroplasthelida in the large continuous ecosystem connecting Lake Baikal to the Kara Sea
Silica‐scaled heterotrophic protists Rotosphaerida, Thaumatomonadida and Centroplasthelida in the large continuous ecosystem connecting Lake Baikal to the Kara Sea
Abstract Heterotrophic protists Rotosphaerida, Thaumatomonadida and centrohelid heliozoans are among the less studied...
The Amoebae of Idionectes vortex (Cutosea, Amoebozoa): Motility, Cytoskeleton Architecture and Extracellular Scales
The Amoebae of Idionectes vortex (Cutosea, Amoebozoa): Motility, Cytoskeleton Architecture and Extracellular Scales
Abstract The Cutosea represent a deep-branching lineage within the phylum Amoebozoa that is still relatively poorly explor...
Cell Wall Proteomic Analysis of the Cnidarian Photosymbionts Breviolum minutum and Cladocopium goreaui
Cell Wall Proteomic Analysis of the Cnidarian Photosymbionts Breviolum minutum and Cladocopium goreaui
Abstract The algal cell wall is an important cellular component that functions in defense, nutrient utilization, signaling...
New Isolate of Loma psittaca (Microsporidia: Glugeidae) Infecting the Stomach Wall of Cultured Hybrid Grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus♂ × Epinephelus fuscoguttatus♀) in South China
New Isolate of Loma psittaca (Microsporidia: Glugeidae) Infecting the Stomach Wall of Cultured Hybrid Grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus♂ × Epinephelus fuscoguttatus♀) in South China
ABSTRACT Loma psittaca, previously described as inhabiting the intestinal mucosa of an anadromous fish, Colomesus pisttacu...
Superficially described and ignored for 92 years, rediscovered and emended: Apodera angatakere (Amoebozoa : Arcellinida : Hyalospheniformes) is a new flagship testate amoeba taxon from Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Superficially described and ignored for 92 years, rediscovered and emended: Apodera angatakere (Amoebozoa : Arcellinida : Hyalospheniformes) is a new flagship testate amoeba taxon from Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Abstract Eukaryotic microbial diversity is known to be extensive but remains largely undescribed and uncharted. While much...
Photosystem I P700 Chlorophyll a Apoprotein A1 as PCR Marker to Identify Diatoms and their Associated Lineage
Photosystem I P700 Chlorophyll a Apoprotein A1 as PCR Marker to Identify Diatoms and their Associated Lineage
ABSTRACT The morphological characteristics of diatoms are useful for studying their taxonomy. However, the distinction bet...
The Importance of Type Species and their Correct Identification – a Key Example from Tintinnid Ciliates (Alveolata, Ciliophora, Spirotricha)
The Importance of Type Species and their Correct Identification – a Key Example from Tintinnid Ciliates (Alveolata, Ciliophora, Spirotricha)
Abstract Types and the corresponding rules in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature are crucial for taxonomy a...
The Increasing Importance of Vermamoeba vermiformis
The Increasing Importance of Vermamoeba vermiformis
Abstract Vermamoeba vermiformis are one of the most prevalent free-living amoebae. These amoebae are ubiquitous and also t...
Reassessment of Suitable Markers for Taxonomy of Chaetophorales (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta) based on Chloroplast Genomes
Reassessment of Suitable Markers for Taxonomy of Chaetophorales (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta) based on Chloroplast Genomes
ABSTRACT Filamentous green algae Chaetophorales present numerous taxonomic problems as many other green algae. Phylogeneti...
Description of Myxidium pseudocuneiforme n. sp. (Myxosporea: Myxidiidae) from Cyprinus carpio in China, with the resolution on a taxonomic dilemma of Myxidium cuneiforme
Description of Myxidium pseudocuneiforme n. sp. (Myxosporea: Myxidiidae) from Cyprinus carpio in China, with the resolution on a taxonomic dilemma of Myxidium cuneiforme
Abstract Investigations on myxozoan parasites of fish from Chongqing in China, revealed two Myxidium cuneiforme-like myxos...
The Long‐time Orphan Protist Meringosphaera mediterranea Lohmann, 1902 [1903] is a Centrohelid Heliozoan
The Long‐time Orphan Protist Meringosphaera mediterranea Lohmann, 1902 [1903] is a Centrohelid Heliozoan
Abstract Meringosphaera is an enigmatic marine protist without clear phylogenetic affiliation, but it has long been sugges...
A Novel 2A‐peptide‐containing Plasmid to Generate Stable Perkinsus marinus Cells Expressing Organelle‐targeted Genes
A Novel 2A‐peptide‐containing Plasmid to Generate Stable Perkinsus marinus Cells Expressing Organelle‐targeted Genes
ABSTRACT Genetic manipulation techniques for marine protists are not well-established despite immense efforts. However, Pe...
Phylogenetic Identification of Symbiotic Protists of Five Chinese Reticulitermes Species Indicates a Cospeciation of Gut Microfauna with Host Termites
Phylogenetic Identification of Symbiotic Protists of Five Chinese Reticulitermes Species Indicates a Cospeciation of Gut Microfauna with Host Termites
Abstract Symbiotic protists play important roles in the wood digestion of lower termites. Previous studies showed that ter...
First Examination of Sterols in the Marine Dinoflagellate Genus Vulcanodinium
First Examination of Sterols in the Marine Dinoflagellate Genus Vulcanodinium
Abstract Vulcanodinium is an ecologically relevant dinoflagellate genus due to its production of neurotoxins known as pinn...
Description of the Marine Predator Sericomyxa perlucida gen. et sp. nov., a Cultivated Representative of the Deepest Branching Lineage of Vampyrellid Amoebae (Vampyrellida, Rhizaria)
Description of the Marine Predator Sericomyxa perlucida gen. et sp. nov., a Cultivated Representative of the Deepest Branching Lineage of Vampyrellid Amoebae (Vampyrellida, Rhizaria)
ABSTRACT The vampyrellids (Vampyrellida, Rhizaria) are an order of naked amoebae of considerable genetic diversity. Three ...
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