Genome Biology and Evolution


Publications
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The Fish Pathogen “Candidatus Clavichlamydia salmonicola”—A Missing Link in the Evolution of Chlamydial Pathogens of Humans

Citation
Collingro et al. (2023). Genome Biology and Evolution 15 (8)
Names
“Clavichlamydia salmonicola”
Abstract
Abstract Chlamydiae like Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia psittaci are well-known human and animal pathogens. Yet, the chlamydiae are a much larger group of evolutionary ancient obligate intracellular bacteria that includes predominantly symbionts of protists and diverse animals. This makes them ideal model organisms to study evolutionary transitions from symbionts in microbial eukaryotes to pathogens of humans. To this end, comparative genome analysis has served as an importan

A New Gene Family Diagnostic for Intracellular Biomineralization of Amorphous Ca Carbonates by Cyanobacteria

Citation
Benzerara et al. (2022). Genome Biology and Evolution 14 (3)
Names
“Synechococcus calcipolaris”
Abstract
Abstract Cyanobacteria have massively contributed to carbonate deposition over the geological history. They are traditionally thought to biomineralize CaCO3 extracellularly as an indirect byproduct of photosynthesis. However, the recent discovery of freshwater cyanobacteria-forming intracellular amorphous calcium carbonates (iACC) challenges this view. Despite the geochemical interest of such a biomineralization process, its molecular mechanisms and evolutionary history remain elu

Cultivation-assisted genome of Candidatus Fukatsuia symbiotica; the enigmatic ‘X-type’ symbiont of aphids

Citation
Patel et al. (2019). Genome Biology and Evolution
Names
“Fukatsuia symbiotica”
Abstract
Abstract Heritable symbionts are common in terrestrial arthropods and often provide beneficial services to hosts. Unlike obligate, nutritional symbionts that largely persist under strict host control within specialized host cells, heritable facultative symbionts exhibit large variation in within-host lifestyles and services rendered with many retaining the capacity to transition among roles. One enigmatic symbiont, Candidatus Fukatsuia symbiotica, frequently infects aphids with re