Concept
Protist
Related publications (91)
Unraveling mitochondrial dynamics: exploring asymmetries and function through advanced microscopy
Still displaying characteristics of their bacterial origin, such as autonomous division, motility, and their own genome, mitochondria remain an elusive component of modern eukaryotes. They produce most of the cell's energy in the form of adenosine triphosp ...
EPFL2024Metabolic influence of core ciliates within the rumen microbiome
Protozoa comprise a major fraction of the microbial biomass in the rumen microbiome, of which the entodiniomorphs (order: Entodiniomorphida) and holotrichs (order: Vestibuliferida) are consistently observed to be dominant across a diverse genetic and geogr ...
2023What happens to biomass burning-emitted particles in the ocean? A laboratory experimental approach based on their tracers
Wildfires, controlled burns, and biofuel combustion (biomass burning or BB) are major contributors to particulate matter in the atmosphere and thus have an impact on climate, human health, and ecosystems. Once emitted, the particulate matter derived from B ...
Amsterdam2023The nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio drives cellularization in the close animal relative Sphaeroforma arctica
Omaya Pierre Dudin, Marine Olivetta
The ratio of nuclear content to cytoplasmic volume (N/C ratio) is a key regulator driving the maternal-to -zy-gotic transition in most animal embryos. Altering this ratio often impacts zygotic genome activation and de-regulates the timing and outcome of em ...
CELL PRESS2023Uptake without inactivation of human adenovirus type 2 by Tetrahymena pyriformis ciliates
Tamar Kohn, Margot Ninon Lauren Olive
Human adenoviruses are ubiquitous contaminants of surface water. Indigenous protists may interact with adenoviruses and contribute to their removal from the water column, though the associated kinetics and mechanisms differ between protist species. In this ...
2023Archaeal type IV pili stabilize Haloferax volcanii biofilms in flow
Alexandre Louis André Persat, Lorenzo Anton-Louis Talà, Pascal Damian Odermatt
Multicellular communities of contiguous cells attached to solid surfaces called biofilms represent a common microbial strategy to improve resilience in adverse environments.1-3 While bacterial biofilms have been under intense investigation, whether archaea ...
Cambridge2023Programming of Multicellular Patterning with Mechano-Chemically Microstructured Cell Niches
Multicellular patterning of stem-cell-derived tissue models is commonly achieved via self-organizing activities triggered by exogenous morphogenetic stimuli. However, such tissue models are prone to stochastic behavior, limiting the reproducibility of cell ...
WILEY2023Soil protist function varies with elevation in the Swiss Alps
Nicolas Jean Philippe Guex, Edward Mitchell, Enrique Lara, Aline Buri
Protists are abundant and play key trophic functions in soil. Documenting how their trophic contributions vary across large environmental gradients is essential to understand and predict how biogeochemical cycles will be impacted by global changes. Here, u ...
2022Spatial patterns of benthic biofilm diversity among streams draining proglacial floodplains
Tom Ian Battin, Hannes Markus Peter, Susheel Bhanu Busi, Grégoire Marie Octave Edouard Michoud, Leïla Ezzat, Massimo Bourquin, Tyler Joe Kohler, Jade Brandani, Stylianos Fodelianakis, Paraskevi Pramateftaki, Matteo Roncoroni
Glacier shrinkage opens new proglacial terrain with pronounced environmental gradients along longitudinal and lateral chronosequences. Despite the environmental harshness of the streams that drain glacier forelands, their benthic biofilms can harbor astoni ...
2022Influence of Microplastics on Microbial Structure, Function, and Mechanical Properties of Stream Periphyton
Kristin Schirmer, Ahmed Tlili, Renata Behra
Periphyton is a freshwater biofilm composed of prokaryotic and eukaryotic communities that occupy rocks and sediments, forming the base of the food web and playing a key role in nutrient cycling. Given the large surface that periphyton comprises, it may al ...
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA2022