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Paul Houle<p>The fungus among us: Study shows fungi form living bridges to share water between neighboring plants</p><p><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-07-fungus-fungi-bridges-neighboring.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-07-fungus-f</span><span class="invisible">ungi-bridges-neighboring.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fungi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fungi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>symbiosis</span></a></p>
Willa :v_trans: :v_bi:<p>Hammered shield lichen (𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘢), from Thompson Park:</p><p><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/FungiFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FungiFriday</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/LichenSubscribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LichenSubscribe</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/lichen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lichen</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/fungi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fungi</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>symbiosis</span></a></p>
GenomeBiolEvol<p>Ishii et al. identify candidate genes involved in the evolutionary acquisition or maintenance of symbiosis in Symbiodinium, a dinoflagellate symbiont of corals.</p><p>🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf133</p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/genome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genome</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>symbiosis</span></a></p>
Charrvein<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lichensubscribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lichensubscribe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lichen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lichen</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GodOnlyKnows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GodOnlyKnows</span></a> what species</p><p>Found on<br>Icelandic hillside</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>symbiosis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fungi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fungi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cyanobacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyanobacteria</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coevolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coevolution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/naturalSelection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naturalSelection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</span></a></p>
eLife<p>How do plants pick their friends?</p><p>A new Insight Article delves into research investigating the symbiotic relationship between legumes, such as soybean, and <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/rhizobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rhizobia</span></a> bacteria and the central role of protein RIN4.<br><a href="https://elifesciences.org/articles/108116?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=organic_insights" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">elifesciences.org/articles/108</span><span class="invisible">116?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=organic_insights</span></a><br><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Symbiosis</span></a></p>
Planetary Ecologist<p>Actinorhizal plant (Biogeochemical cycle 🔄)</p><p>Actinorhizal plants are a group of angiosperms characterized by their ability to form a symbiosis with the nitrogen fixing actinomycetota Frankia. This association leads to the formation of nitrogen-fixing root nodules. Actinorhizal plants are distributed within three clades, and are characterized by nitrogen f...</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinorhizal_plant" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinorh</span><span class="invisible">izal_plant</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActinorhizalPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActinorhizalPlant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nitrogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nitrogen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Symbiosis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoilBiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilBiology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NitrogenCycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NitrogenCycle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BiogeochemicalCycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BiogeochemicalCycle</span></a></p>
Stan Carey<p>"Animals can no longer be considered individuals in any sense of classical biology: anatomical, developmental, physiological, immunological, genetic, or evolutionary." </p><p>Your ego-dissolving read for today is Gilbert et al. 2012, "A Symbiotic View of Life: We Have Never Been Individuals" <br><a href="https://blogs.bu.edu/ait/files/2012/12/SymbioticViewQRB.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.bu.edu/ait/files/2012/12</span><span class="invisible">/SymbioticViewQRB.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>symbiosis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>identity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/zoology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zoology</span></a></p>
katch wreck<p>`These fossils are among the oldest fossil records of animal-pathogenic fungi. ... Our results not only highlight the ecological significance of pathogenic fungi in Mesozoic terrestrial ecosystems, but also provide new insights into the coevolution between entomopathogenic fungi and host insects.` <a href="https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2025.0407" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">royalsocietypublishing.org/doi</span><span class="invisible">/10.1098/rspb.2025.0407</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mycology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mycology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>symbiosis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/parasite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parasite</span></a></p>
La Conquista del Panda<p>🐼 📽️ Nou Docu a la Filmoteca</p><p>«Fungi | The Web of Life» </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.media/w/neJMzNEPaJcEk8hqgCwRDj" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kolektiva.media/w/neJMzNEPaJcE</span><span class="invisible">k8hqgCwRDj</span></a></p><p>Documental de novembre de 2024, narrat per Björk i presentat pel biòleg i escriptor Merlin Sheldrake, que explora el món ocult dels fongs, revelant el seu paper essencial en la configuració del medi ambient i el manteniment de la vida en la Terra. Sheldrake viatja per tot el món per a descobrir els secrets dels fongs, des de l'antiga selva tropical de Tasmània fins a les místiques selves de la província xinesa de Yunnan. El programa destaca la capacitat dels fongs per a descompondre els residus plàstics i el seu potencial en la investigació mèdica, mostrant la seua importància per a abordar alguns dels majors reptes del planeta. <br>El documental està dirigit per Joseph Nizeti i Gisela Kaufmann, i produït per Stranger Than Fiction.</p><p>Subtítols en Català i Espanyol per La Conquesta del Panda. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fungi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fungi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>symbiosis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bjork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bjork</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>documentary</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/streaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>streaming</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/forests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/share" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>share</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/revolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>revolution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/network" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>network</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>web</span></a></p>
earthling<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@danielthedaring" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>danielthedaring</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p>Understanding the complexities and benefits of symbiotic relationships is essential for comprehending and preserving the delicate balance within ecosystems.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>symbiosis</span></a></p>
earthling<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@danielthedaring" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>danielthedaring</span></a></span> </p><p>On the subject of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>symbiosis</span></a> </p><p>Symbiosis in Nature by Everlon Rigobelo, 2023</p><p>Symbiosis is a vital and enduring interaction between two species in nature, benefiting both organisms involved. Mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism are the three main types of symbiotic relationships. Mutualism benefits both species, commensalism benefits one species while leaving the other unaffected, and parasitism benefits one species at the expense of the other.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a></p>
Daniel 🐅🏔<p>Say it with me now: mycoheterotroph!!!</p><p>I love them.</p><p>Striped Coralroot 🥰 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NativePlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativePlants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/orchids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>orchids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/mycoheterotrophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mycoheterotrophy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>symbiosis</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Novel Fungus-Cyanobacterium Symbiosis <a href="https://schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2025/04/novel-fungus-cyanobacterium-symbiosis.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">schaechter.asmblog.org/schaech</span><span class="invisible">ter/2025/04/novel-fungus-cyanobacterium-symbiosis.html</span></a></p><p>A thallus-forming N-fixing fungus-cyanobacterium <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>symbiosis</span></a> from subtropical forests <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adt4093" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv</span><span class="invisible">.adt4093</span></a></p><p>"Despite resembling a lichen's vegetative tissue, their sample had an unexpected feature: it was made of interwoven cyanobacterial filaments that enclosed fungal hyphae. Both partners turned out to be previously undescribed species, different from those found in <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/lichens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lichens</span></a>"</p><p><a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Fungi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fungi</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bacteria</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Microbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microbes</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Cyanobacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyanobacteria</span></a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a></p>
michael<p>21-May-2025<br>Biodiversity in Antarctic <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/soils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soils</span></a> may be greatly underestimated, surprising discovery suggests. <br>New methods reveal unsuspected <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Antarctica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antarctica</span></a>, enabled by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>symbiosis</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1083858" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurekalert.org/news-releases/1</span><span class="invisible">083858</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LifeOnTheEdge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LifeOnTheEdge</span></a></p>
Stefan F. Wirth<p>My <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> shows <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/lichens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lichens</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Xanthoria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Xanthoria</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/parietina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parietina</span></a> (Teloschistales) and <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Physcia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Physcia</span></a> <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/adscendens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adscendens</span></a> (Caliciales) on a branch of <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/tree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tree</span></a> Carpinus betulus. The <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>symbiosis</span></a> of <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/mycobiont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mycobiont</span></a> (fungus) and <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/photobiont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photobiont</span></a> (algae) = lichens has still much <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> potential. The authors C. Lorenz et al. (2023) e.g. have successfully tested X. parietina for use in <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> under <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Martian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Martian</span></a> conditions.</p><p>©<a href="https://biologists.social/tags/StefanFWirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StefanFWirth</span></a> Berlin 2025</p><p>Reference<br>C. Lorenz et al. (2023)<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32008-6" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-320</span><span class="invisible">08-6</span></a></p><p>Photos: lichens © S. F. Wirth Berlin</p>
ISEP<p>New <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ISEPpapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ISEPpapers</span></a>! Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny of Endosymbiotic <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Ciliates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ciliates</span></a> (Peritrichia, Mobilida) of Marine <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Invertebrates</span></a> with Descriptions of Two <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a> Urceolaria clepsydra n. sp. and Urceolaria bratalia n. sp. <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jeu.70003" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10</span><span class="invisible">.1111/jeu.70003</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Protists</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Microbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Microbes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Symbiosis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Microscopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Microscopy</span></a></p>
ISEP<p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ISEPpapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ISEPpapers</span></a> 26: October 2024 to March 2025 <a href="https://www.isep-protists.com/post/iseppapers-26" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">isep-protists.com/post/iseppap</span><span class="invisible">ers-26</span></a></p><p>Your twenty-sixth digest of papers and preprints published by members of the International Society for Evolutionary Protistology is here!</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Protists</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Algae" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Algae</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Microbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Microbes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Evolution</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bacteria</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Archaea" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Archaea</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Symbiosis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Parasites" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Parasites</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/TreeOfLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TreeOfLife</span></a></p>
ISEP<p>New <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ISEPpapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ISEPpapers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/prerint" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>prerint</span></a>! Drastic genome reduction driven by parasitic lifestyle: Two complete genomes of endosymbiotic bacteria possibly hosted by a dinoflagellate <a href="https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.03.631278v1.abstract" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/20</span><span class="invisible">25.01.03.631278v1.abstract</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bacteria</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>symbiosis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/genomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>genomics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/algae" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>algae</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>protists</span></a></p>
ISEP<p>New <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ISEPpapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ISEPpapers</span></a>! Hijacking and integration of algal <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/plastids" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>plastids</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/mitochondria" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mitochondria</span></a> in a polar planktonic host: Ananya Kedige Rao et al. <a href="https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)00392-6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cell.com/current-biology/fullt</span><span class="invisible">ext/S0960-9822(25)00392-6</span></a></p><p>&quot;Hosts steal active plastids, mitochondria, and nuclei from the microalga <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Phaeocystis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Phaeocystis</span></a>... Stolen plastids increase in volume, and their photosynthetic activity is boosted... Stolen mitochondria transform into a network in close association with plastids&quot;</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Microbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Microbes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Algae" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Algae</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Protists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Protists</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Symbiosis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Organelles" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Organelles</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Plankton" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Plankton</span></a></p>
JIPB<p>The complexity of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SynComs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SynComs</span></a> can limit their application. Li et al. propose a strategy for constructing a simplified and functional SynCom (sfSynCom) in this breakthrough new study published in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/JIPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JIPB</span></a>!<br /><a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13881" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13881</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br />@wileyplantsci<br /> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/PlantSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PlantSci</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/symbiosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>symbiosis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/soybean" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>soybean</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bacteria</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>botany</span></a></p>