The genetic diversity of Mesodinium and associated cryptophytes

The genetic diversity of Mesodinium and associated cryptophytes

Ciliates from the genus Mesodinium are globally distributed in marine and freshwater ecosystems and may possess either heterotrophic or mixotrophic nutritional modes. Members of the M. major/rubrum species complex photosynthesize by sequestering and maintaining organelles from cryptophyte prey, and...

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Main Authors: Matthew David Johnson, David J Beaudoin, Aitor Laza-Martinez, Sonya Dyhrman, Elizabeth Fensin, Senjie Lin, Aaron Merculief, Satoshi Nagai, Mayza Pompeau, Outi Setälä, Diane Stoecker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
mixotrophy
red tides
RBCL
Acquired phototrophy
Ciliate diversity
Mesodinium
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.02017/full

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