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A Novel Protistan Trait Database Reveals Functional Redundancy and Complementarity in Terrestrial Protists (Amoebozoa and Rhizaria). [PDF]

Mol Ecol Resour
ABSTRACT The inclusion of functional traits of protists in environmental sequencing surveys, in addition to the traditional taxonomic framework, is essential for a better understanding of their roles and impacts on ecosystem processes. We provide a database of functional traits for a widespread and important clade of protists—the Amoebozoa—based on ...
Freudenthal J, Schlegel M, Bonkowski M, Dumack K.   +3 more
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Diversity of the Amoebozoa and Ciliophora Groups in Non-Human Primates Kept Ex Situ and in Their Handlers in Different Institutions in Brazil [PDF]

Pathogens
Parasitic infections in non-human primates (NHPs) kept ex situ can be caused by zoonotic protists like Balantioides coli and Entamoeba histolytica. In Brazil, little is known about these infections in neotropical species.
Laís Dib, Breno da Silva, Lais Correa, Alcides Pissinatti, Silvia Moreira, Maria Clotilde Tavares, Rodrigo Teixeira, André Luíz da Costa, José Augusto Muniz, Amauri Junglos, Zelinda Maria Hirano, Aline Dada, Sidnei da Silva, Maria Regina Amendoeira, Alynne Barbosa   +14 more
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Reassessing Interkingdom Horizontal Gene Transfer Suggests Limited Influence on Plant Genomes. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) has been proposed as an important contributor to plant genome evolution, with hundreds of candidate genes reported across kingdoms. By reanalyzing published cases with updated genomic data and phylogenetic reconstructions, we found that only 29.3% remain consistent with interkingdom HGT.
Aguirre-Carvajal K, Armijos-Jaramillo V.
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Impact on Plankton Communities Following Abandonment of Rice Cultivation and Biotope Creation. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
This study clarified changes in plankton communities during the first year of fallow in long‐term cultivated paddy fields in Kyoto. These fields were in a fallow state, with no planting, cultivation, or fertilization occurring. When water was introduced at the same time of year as during active use and the fields were converted into biotopes, diversity
Nagano M, Teramoto R.
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From Molecules to Amoeboid Movement: A New Way for Understanding the Morphology Through Actin-Binding Proteins [PDF]

Biomolecules
Amoebozoa is a group of single-celled organisms that change their shape during locomotion. However, there is a taxon-specific complex of morphological characters inherent in the moving amoebae, known as locomotive forms. Actin is one of the proteins most
Ekaterina Volkova, Igor Pozdnyakov, Mikhail Petukhov, Valeriia Polezhaeva   +3 more
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Functional Characterisation of Microbial Communities Related to Black Stain Formation in Lascaux Cave. [PDF]

Environ Microbiol Rep
Excessive anthropization can lead to black stain alterations on cave walls. The present work reports the first metagenomic analysis of black stains threatening artwork in Lascaux Cave. Findings show new microbial taxa and genetic potential associated with black stains.
Bontemps Z, Abrouk D, Moënne-Loccoz Y, Hugoni M.   +3 more
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All Organisms Can Be Anesthetized, but There's No Point? [PDF]

Bioessays
ABSTRACT Because of their interest in medicine, most studies on anesthesia have historically focused on the nervous systems of animals. This has often led to the neglect of the fact that all life forms have the potential to be anesthetized. Anesthetics target proteins, such as four‐domain voltage‐dependent Na+/Ca2⁺ channels (4D‐NaV/CaV) and glutamate ...
Sylvain-Bonfanti L, Arbelet-Bonnin D, Lalanne C, Dellis O, Meimoun P, Laurenti P, Grésillon E, Bouteau F.   +7 more
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Temporal and Spatial Survey on the Abundance of Amoebae and Bacteria in an Estuary and the Role of Environmental Parameters. [PDF]

Environ Microbiol Rep
Free‐living amoebae and bacteria were monitored along a salinity gradient over 1 year. Naegleria and Vibrio were the most represented genera, with salinity and dissolved oxygen identified as key factors structuring amoebae diversity and associated bacterial communities under changing environmental conditions.
Bednarek G, Agogué H, Bringer A, Agion T, Delafont V, Héchard Y.   +5 more
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De novo transcriptome dataset of a Mayorella species isolated from deep seaNCBI [PDF]

Data in Brief
Mayorella marianaensis (Amoebozoa: Discosea) was the only Mayorella species isolated from deep sea (over 3000 m-depth). We firstly present a transcriptomic analysis of the non-model amoeba species collected from the Mariana Trench area.
Wenli Guo, Xiaoli Lei, Chen Liang, Jianming Chen   +3 more
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Cdc42/Rac Interactive Binding Containing Effector Proteins in Unicellular Protozoans With Reference to Human Host: Locks of the Rho Signaling

Frontiers in Genetics, 2022
Small GTPases are the key to actin cytoskeleton signaling, which opens the lock of effector proteins to forward the signal downstream in several cellular pathways. Actin cytoskeleton assembly is associated with cell polarity, adhesion, movement and other
Preeti Umarao, Pragyan Parimita Rath, Samudrala Gourinath   +2 more
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