Euglenozoa: taxonomy, diversity and ecology, symbioses and viruses

AY Kostygov, A Karnkowska, J Votýpka… - Open …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Euglenozoa is a species-rich group of protists, which have extremely diverse lifestyles and a
range of features that distinguish them from other eukaryotes. They are composed of free …

Bacterial and archaeal symbioses with protists

F Husnik, D Tashyreva, V Boscaro, EE George, J Lukeš… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Most of the genetic, cellular, and biochemical diversity of life rests within single-celled
organisms—the prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea) and microbial eukaryotes (protists) …

The Syntrophy hypothesis for the origin of eukaryotes revisited

P López-García, D Moreira - Nature microbiology, 2020 - nature.com
The discovery of Asgard archaea, phylogenetically closer to eukaryotes than other archaea,
together with improved knowledge of microbial ecology, impose new constraints on …

[HTML][HTML] Harnessing microbial multitrophic interactions for rhizosphere microbiome engineering

MS Afridi, A Fakhar, A Kumar, S Ali… - Microbiological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rhizosphere is a narrow and dynamic region of plant root-soil interfaces, and it's
considered one of the most intricate and functionally active ecosystems on the Earth, which …

Magnetotactic bacteria and magnetofossils: ecology, evolution and environmental implications

P Goswami, K He, J Li, Y Pan, AP Roberts… - npj Biofilms and …, 2022 - nature.com
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are a group of phylogenetically diverse and morphologically
varied microorganisms with a magnetoresponsive capability called magnetotaxis or …

Microbial regulation of natural antibiotic resistance: Understanding the protist-bacteria interactions for evolution of soil resistome

BAT Nguyen, QL Chen, JZ He, HW Hu - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The emergence, evolution and spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the
environment represent a global threat to human health. Our knowledge of antibiotic …

[HTML][HTML] Why do microbes make minerals?

J Cosmidis, K Benzerara - Comptes …, 2022 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
Résumé Prokaryotes have been shaping the surface of the Earth and impacting
geochemical cycles for the past four billion years. Biomineralization, the capacity to form …

Intracellular amorphous Ca-carbonate and magnetite biomineralization by a magnetotactic bacterium affiliated to the Alphaproteobacteria

CL Monteil, K Benzerara, N Menguy… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Bacteria synthesize a wide range of intracellular submicrometer-sized inorganic precipitates
of diverse chemical compositions and structures, called biominerals. Their occurrences …

Iron‐biomineralizing organelle in magnetotactic bacteria: function, synthesis and preservation in ancient rock samples

M Amor, FP Mathon, CL Monteil… - Environmental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are ubiquitous aquatic microorganisms that incorporate iron
from their environment to synthesize intracellular nanoparticles of magnetite (Fe3O4) or …

Conservation of magnetite biomineralization genes in all domains of life and implications for magnetic sensing

MR Bellinger, J Wei, U Hartmann… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Animals use geomagnetic fields for navigational cues, yet the sensory mechanism
underlying magnetic perception remains poorly understood. One idea is that geomagnetic …