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#endosymbionts — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. Scientists discover more #mitochondria-like #symbionts with surprising metabolic capacities phys.org/news/2024-12-scientis

    Genetic potential for aerobic respiration and #denitrification in globally distributed respiratory #endosymbionts nature.com/articles/s41467-024

    "They found a unique #bacterium that lives inside a ciliate (#protists) and provides it with energy... reminiscent of #mitochondria, with the key difference that the #endosymbiont derives energy from the respiration of nitrate, not oxygen."

  2. A single molecule upsets #symbiosis of #bacteria and #fungi
    phys.org/news/2023-07-molecule

    Transcription activator-like effector protects bacterial #endosymbionts from entrapment within fungal hyphae: Ingrid Richter et al. cell.com/current-biology/fullt

    "the #bacterial species #Mycetohabitans rhizoxinica lives happily in the #hyphae of the #fungus #Rhizopus microsporus only when the #bacteria produce a certain protein."

  3. Wolbachia are #endosymbionts that manipulate their hosts' reproductive biology. @EmmelienV @blaxterlab describe genomes of 110 #Wolbachia coincidentally sequenced alongside their insect hosts, finding a rich diversity of host manipulation loci #PLOSBiology plos.io/3DarU62

  4. New paper: Morphological diversity and molecular phylogeny of five #Paramecium bursaria (Alveolata, Ciliophora, Oligohymenophorea) syngens and the identification of their green algal #endosymbionts

    Including several CCAP strains

    nature.com/articles/s41598-022