Results 81 to 90 of about 19,599 (203)

Giant phytoplankton revealed by in situ imaging

Limnology and Oceanography Letters, Volume 11, Issue 5, September 2026.
Abstract Deployment of an autonomous Zooglider in the western Mediterranean Sea revealed the presence of long phytoplankton chains attaining maximum lengths of 6.4–10.4 mm suspended in situ. Elongate chains included the diatoms Guinardia, Proboscia, two other diatom morphologies, and solitary filaments of the cyanobacterium Trichodesmium. Most elongate
Mark D. Ohman, Karine Leblanc, Jeffrey S. Ellen, Sven Gastauer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative single-cell genomics of two uncultivated Naegleria species harboring Legionella cobionts

mSphere
Amoeboflagellates of the genus Naegleria are free-living protists ubiquitously found in soil and freshwater habitats worldwide. They include the “brain-eating amoeba” Naegleria fowleri, an opportunistic pathogen that causes primary amoebic ...
Jamie McGowan, Estelle S. Kilias, James Lipscombe, Elisabet Alacid, Tom Barker, Leah Catchpole, Seanna McTaggart, Sally D. Warring, Karim Gharbi, Thomas A. Richards, Neil Hall, David Swarbreck   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mitochondrial Genome Reduction and Accelerated Evolution in Planktonic Foraminiferans

MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 15, Issue 4, August 2026.
The mitochondrial genomes of the eukaryotic lineage Retaria (Foraminifera and Radiolaria) show reductions in multiple gene categories, including complex I, transfer RNAs (tRNAs), ribosomal proteins, and ribosomal RNAs. In planktonic foraminifera, this reduction is even more pronounced, with the potential loss of atp and other genes.
Hsin‐Tung Lai, Ming‐Wei Lai, Tzu‐Haw Wang, Haojia Ren, Chuan Ku   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geographic Variability of Fish Carcass–Associated Microbial Communities

Environmental Microbiology Reports, Volume 18, Issue 4, August 2026.
When sardine carcasses (A) were deployed across seven Japanese tidal flats (B), both bacterial (D) and ciliophoran assemblages (C) varied substantially among sites. Yet, carcass‐associated shifts (blue) were overshadowed by regional variation (red), indicating that local species pools and environmental conditions—rather than carcass inputs alone ...
Yasutake Kawamoto, Jotaro Urabe
wiley   +1 more source

Bacterial domain fusion drives biomineralization innovation in Colepidae ciliates

mBio
Mineralized external structures have evolved independently across unicellular eukaryotes. Within the phylum Ciliophora, this trait’s restriction to the family Colepidae makes it an ideal model for dissecting the genomic basis of this innovation. Here, we
Keke Wu, Wenyu Chen, Chenghu Fan, Xuqi Lu, Bing Zhang, Miao Miao   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The entanglement between the IUCN Red List and international biodiversity law

Conservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 4, August 2026.
Abstract The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species (red list) is of fundamental importance for nature conservation and biodiversity protection. I considered the interaction between the red list and international biodiversity law (IBL), the legal regime that aims to protect biodiversity at a global level ...
Rens Claerhoudt
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating GERMs: how genotype, environment, and rhizosphere microbiome interactions underlie heat response in maize and sorghum

New Phytologist, Volume 251, Issue 4, Page 2152-2167, August 2026.
Three genotypes – a heat‐resistant maize (Zea mays), a heat‐susceptible maize, and a sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) variety – were grown to the V4 stage in growth chambers under optimal conditions or subjected to heat stress. Plants were grown in soil containing a complex microbial community, or in the same soil with a depleted microbiome.
Nate Korth, Isabella Borrero, Katelyn Rumley, Alex L. Woodley, Mallory J. Choudoir, Joseph L. Gage   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vestigial Plastids in Parasitic Plants: Evolutionary Remnants or Adaptive Innovations?

Plant, Cell &Environment, Volume 49, Issue 8, Page 5401-5420, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Throughout the evolutionary history of plants, chloroplasts originating from a cyanobacterial endosymbiosis have undergone remarkable adaptation and specialization, giving rise to a multitude of plastid types. The evolution toward parasitism in plants represents a particularly extreme case of such specialization.
Laia Jené, Sergi Munné‐Bosch
wiley   +1 more source

A Meta‐Analysis Reveals That the Protective Role of Silicon in Grasses Against Fungal Pathogens Depends on Infection Mechanism

Plant, Cell &Environment, Volume 49, Issue 8, Page 5947-5964, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Pathogen infection drives plant community structure and constrains global agricultural productivity. Silicon (Si) improves resistance to abiotic and herbivory stress, particularly in grasses, but relatively little attention has addressed Si‐mediated resistance to pathogens, nor has it tested how this varies according to the type of plant and ...
Sarah J. Thorne, Julia Cooke, Susan E. Hartley   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Freshwater Foraminifera Biodiversity in New England (USA): Evaluation of Field Sites and a Botanical Garden

Ecology and Evolution
Despite textbook definitions of foraminifera as marine organisms, foraminifera also occur in freshwater habitats, with first reports from ~150 years ago.
Adri K. Grow, Laura A. Katz
doaj   +1 more source