Metabarcoding and biomass quantification reveal seasonal parasite associations in copepods
Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 71, Issue 2, February 2026.Abstract Parasites are important members of ecosystems, and recent metabarcoding efforts have revealed an abundance of microbial eukaryotic parasites in copepods. However, a putative linkage to host community biomass and composition has not been addressed. We performed zooplankton tows monthly for 2 yr at five stations in the Oslofjord, Norway.
Lasse Krøger Eliassen +4 more
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Freshwater Biology, Volume 71, Issue 2, February 2026.ABSTRACT Temporary aquatic ecosystems are critical for biodiversity conservation, particularly in Mediterranean regions. Doñana National Park, in southern Spain, harbours a network of temporary ponds and marshes that support diverse microbial communities. Among them, ciliates play key ecological roles due to their taxonomic and functional diversity and
Crislaine Cochak +5 more
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BMC Microbiology, 2017 Background Benthic ciliates and the environmental factors shaping their distribution are far from being completely understood. Likewise, deep-sea systems are amongst the least understood ecosystems on Earth.
Feng Zhao +3 more
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Twisted Tales: Insights into Genome Diversity of Ciliates Using Single-Cell 'Omics. [PDF]
, 2018 The emergence of robust single-cell 'omics techniques enables studies of uncultivable species, allowing for the (re)discovery of diverse genomic features.
Katz, Laura A +4 more
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Identification of a Ciliate (Oligohymenophorea: Scuticociliatia) Associated with Brown Band Disease on Corals of the Great Barrier Reef [PDF]
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2008 ABSTRACT A ciliate associated with the coral disease brown band (BrB) was identified as a new species belonging to the class Oligohymenophorea, subclass Scuticociliatia. The ciliates were characterized by the presence of large numbers of intracellular dinoflagellates and displayed an elongated, tube-shaped body structure.
Bourne, David G. +4 more
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Cultivation-independent analysis reveals a shift in ciliate 18S rRNA gene diversity in a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-polluted soil [PDF]
, 2017 Using cultivation-independent methods the ciliate communities of a clay-rich soil with a 90-year record of pollution by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) (4.5 g kg−1 PAH) were compared with that of a nonpolluted soil collected in its vicinity and ...
Berney, Cédric +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2016 [This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162834.].
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Multitrophic diversity effects depend on consumer specialization and species-specific growth and grazing rates [PDF]
, 2014 Ecosystem functioning is affected by horizontal (within trophic groups) and vertical (across trophic levels) biodiversity. Theory predicts that the effects of vertical biodiversity depend on consumer specialization.
Bauer, Barbara +5 more
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Horizontal gene transfer in bdelloid rotifers is ancient, ongoing and more frequent in species from desiccating habitats. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Although prevalent in prokaryotes, horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is rarer in multicellular eukaryotes. Bdelloid rotifers are microscopic animals that contain a higher proportion of horizontally transferred, non-metazoan genes in their ...
Barraclough, TG +6 more
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Metagenomic analysis of planktonic microbial consortia from a non-tidal urban-impacted segment of James River [PDF]
, 2015 Knowledge of the diversity and ecological function of the microbial consortia of James River in Virginia, USA, is essential to developing a more complete understanding of the ecology of this model river system.
Brown, Bonnie L. +8 more
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