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Katherine Dougan

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
Verified email at uq.edu.au
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[HTML][HTML] Comparison of 15 dinoflagellate genomes reveals extensive sequence and structural divergence in family Symbiodiniaceae and genus Symbiodinium

…, Y Chen, AR Mohamed, Y Cheng, S Shah, KE Dougan… - BMC biology, 2021 - Springer
Background Dinoflagellates in the family Symbiodiniaceae are important photosynthetic
symbionts in cnidarians (such as corals) and other coral reef organisms. Breakdown of the coral-…

Free‐living and symbiotic lifestyles of a thermotolerant coral endosymbiont display profoundly distinct transcriptomes under both stable and heat stress conditions

AJ Bellantuono, KE Dougan… - Molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Reef‐building corals depend upon a nutritional endosymbiosis with photosynthetic
dinoflagellates of the family Symbiodiniaceae for the majority of their energetic needs. While this …

[PDF][PDF] Genomic adaptations to an endolithic lifestyle in the coral-associated alga Ostreobium

C Iha, KE Dougan, JA Varela, V Avila, CJ Jackson… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
The green alga Ostreobium is an important coral holobiont member, playing key roles in
skeletal decalcification and providing photosynthate to bleached corals that have lost their …

[HTML][HTML] Alignment-free analysis of whole-genome sequences from Symbiodiniaceae reveals different phylogenetic signals in distinct regions

R Lo, KE Dougan, Y Chen, S Shah… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Dinoflagellates of the family Symbiodiniaceae are predominantly essential symbionts of
corals and other marine organisms. Recent research reveals extensive genome sequence …

[HTML][HTML] Improved Cladocopium goreaui Genome Assembly Reveals Features of a Facultative Coral Symbiont and the Complex Evolutionary History of Dinoflagellate …

Y Chen, S Shah, KE Dougan, MJH van Oppen… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dinoflagellates of the family Symbiodiniaceae are crucial photosymbionts in corals and other
marine organisms. Of these, Cladocopium goreaui is one of the most dominant symbiont …

Genome-powered classification of microbial eukaryotes: focus on coral algal symbionts

KE Dougan, RA González-Pech, TG Stephens… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
Modern microbial taxonomy generally relies on the use of single marker genes or sets of
concatenated genes to generate a framework for the delineation and classification of organisms …

Gene duplication is the primary driver of intraspecific genomic divergence in coral algal symbionts

S Shah, KE Dougan, Y Chen… - Open …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Dinoflagellates in the order Suessiales include the family Symbiodiniaceae, which have
essential roles as photosymbionts in corals, and their cold-adapted sister group, Polarella …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative Genomics Supports That Brazilian Bioethanol Saccharomyces cerevisiae Comprise a Unified Group of Domesticated Strains Related to …

…, MM Ciccotosto-Camp, KE Dougan… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Ethanol production from sugarcane is a key renewable fuel industry in Brazil. Major drivers
of this alcoholic fermentation are Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains that originally were …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-omics analysis reveals the molecular response to heat stress in a “red tide” dinoflagellate

KE Dougan, ZL Deng, L Wöhlbrand, C Reuse, B Bunk… - Genome biology, 2023 - Springer
Background “Red tides” are harmful algal blooms caused by dinoflagellate microalgae that
accumulate toxins lethal to other organisms, including humans via consumption of …

[HTML][HTML] Nutrient Pollution and Predation Differentially Affect Innate Immune Pathways in the Coral Porites porites

KE Dougan, MC Ladd, C Fuchs… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Reef-building corals face a multitude of threats not only from global climate change but also
local stressors such as nutrient pollution. Nutrient enrichment can amplify the negative …