Multiple losses of photosynthesis and convergent reductive genome evolution in the colourless green algae Prototheca [PDF]
, 2018 Autotrophic eukaryotes have evolved by the endosymbiotic uptake of photosynthetic organisms. Interestingly, many algae and plants have secondarily lost the photosynthetic activity despite its great advantages.
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High-Quality Genome Assemblies of Two Prototheca wickerhamii Strains [PDF]
Scientific DataPrototheca wickerhamii is a non-photosynthetic microalgal species that has been implicated in opportunistic human infections. Understanding its genomic features is crucial for both medical applications and symbiosis research.
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Infection and Drug Resistance, 2021 Yanfei Lu,1,2,* Xiaohui Zhang,1,2,* Fang Ni,1,2 Wenying Xia1,2 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jiangsu Province Hospital and Nanjing Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 2National Key Clinical ...
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Short communication: Occurrence and persistence of Prototheca zopfii in dairy herds of Korea [PDF]
Journal of Dairy Science, 2019 Suk-Kyung Lim
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Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Prototheca wickerhamii from a Brazilian case of human systemic protothecosis. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesThe genus Prototheca (alga) comprises a unique group of achlorophyllic saprotrophic and mammalian pathogen species. Despite its rare occurrence in humans and animals, protothecosis is considered an emerging clinical entity with relevance in ...
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Allelopathic compound 2-methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone is broadly effective against pathogenic <i>Prototheca</i> species <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i>. [PDF]
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Extended Survival in a Dog With Disseminated Protothecosis. [PDF]
J Vet Intern MedABSTRACT A 5‐year‐old Basenji Mix achieved extended survival with treatment for disseminated protothecosis. The dog originally presented with iridal hyperemia and ocular ultrasonographic examination revealed a mass effect. Histopathology revealed ocular protothecosis and staging confirmed disseminated protothecosis.
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 Prototheca species are the only microalgae known to cause opportunistic infections in vertebrates and humans. Most cases of protothecosis in humans are caused by Prototheca wickerhamii, but knowledge of the pathogenicity and biology of Prototheca is ...
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Ribosomal internal transcribed spacer of Prototheca wickerhamii has characteristic structure useful for identification and genotyping. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Prototheca species are achlorophyllous algae ubiquitous in nature and known to cause localized and systemic infection both in humans and animals. Although identification of the Prototheca species in clinical specimens is a challenge, there are an ...
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