Compared to multicellular fungi and unicellular yeasts, unicellular fungi with free-living
flagellated stages (zoospores) remain poorly known and their phylogenetic position is often …

Histones and associated chromatin proteins have essential functions in eukaryotic genome
organization and regulation. Despite this fundamental role in eukaryotic cell biology, we lack …

The supergroup Holomycota, composed of Fungi and several related lineages of unicellular
organisms (Nucleariida, Rozellida, Microsporidia, and Aphelida), represents one of the …

Diverse light-sensing organs (ie, eyes) have evolved across animals. Interestingly, several
subcellular analogs have been found in eukaryotic microbes. All of these systems have a …

Metchnikovellids are highly specialized hyperparasites, which infect and reproduce inside
gregarines (Apicomplexa) inhabiting marine invertebrates. Their phylogenetic affiliation was …

Here we review two connected themes in evolutionary microbiology: (a) the nature of gene
repertoire variation within species groups (pangenomes) and (b) the concept of metabolite …

Objective Around 70% of uterine leiomyomas show MED12 mutations while overexpression
of HMGA2 mRNA is also highly frequent in fibroids. However, previous studies suggested …

Mantamonads were long considered to represent an “orphan” lineage in the tree of eukaryotes,
likely branching near the most frequently assumed position for the root of eukaryotes. …

Nucleariid amoebae (Opisthokonta) have been known since the nineteenth century but their
diversity and evolutionary history remain poorly understood. To overcome this limitation, we …

Identifying which abiotic and biotic factors determine microbial community assembly is
crucial to understand ecological processes and predict how communities will respond to …