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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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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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Seasonality of metazoan ectoparasites in marine European flounder Platichthys flesus (Teleostei: Pleuronectidae) [PDF]
, 2009 Seasonal occurrence of metazoan ectoparasites is described for the first time in marine European flounder. Platichthys flesus (L.). The parasitofauna, ill this study monitored during I Was found to be similar to that previously recorded for flounder ...
Cavaleiro, FI, Santos, MJ
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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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Metabarcoding and metabolome analyses of copepod grazing reveal feeding preference and linkage to metabolite classes in dynamic microbial plankton communities [PDF]
, 2016 In order to characterize copepod feeding in relation to microbial plankton community dynamics, we combined metabarcoding and metabolome analyses during a 22-day seawater mesocosm experiment.
Althammer, Julia +12 more
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Folia Biologica, 2007 The presence of Paramecium sexaurelia from the Paramecium aurelia complex was recorded for the first time in China (Beijing). RAPD fingerprints (band patterns) of P. sexaurelia strains, the new strain from China and others from Asia, as well as from Europe and Puerto Rico, showed polymorphism within the species as several groups of genotypes ...
Ewa, Przyboś +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2016 [This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162834.].
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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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Environmental Microbiology Reports, Volume 17, Issue 5, October 2025.Colonial peritrichs act as physical ecosystem engineers in middle Danube biofilms, generating three‐dimensional structures during 1–28 days of colonisation. Their surfaces host filter feeder epibionts (choanoflagellates, other peritrichs, rotifers), expanding filtration capacity and promoting functional group establishment including swimming and ...
Álmos Becz, Júlia Katalin Török
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