Faculté des arts et des sciences – Département de sciences biologiques - Travaux et publications
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Potential plant-to-plant transmission : shared endophytic bacterial community between ziziphus lotus and its parasite cuscuta epithymum
(Springer, 2024)Microbiota associated with host–parasite relationships offer an opportunity to explore interactions among plants, parasites, and microbes, thereby contributing to the overall complexity of community structures. The dynamics of ecological interactions ... -
Spatially explicit predictions of food web structure from regional-level data
(The Royal Society, 2024-07-22)Knowledge about how ecological networks vary across global scales iscurrently limited given the complexity of acquiring repeated spatial datafor species interactions. Yet, recent developments in metawebs highlightefficient ways to first document possible ... -
Refining transcriptome gene catalogs by MS-validation of expressed proteins
(Wiley, 2017-11-19)Protein sequence identification by tandem mass spectroscopy (LC-MS/MS) identifies thousands of protein sequences even in complex mixtures, and provides valuable insight into the biological functions of different cells. For non-model organisms, ... -
A transcriptome-based perspective of cell cycle regulation in dinoflagellates
(Elsevier, 2016-10-17)Dinoflagellates are a group of unicellular and generally marine protists, of interest to many because of their ability to form the large algal blooms commonly called “red tides”. The large algal concentrations in these blooms require sustained cell ... -
Spatial organization of dinoflagellate genomes : novel insights and remaining critical questions
(Wiley, 2021-08-14)As is true for many other aspects, genome architecture, evolution, and function in dinoflagellates are enigmatic and, in the meantime, continuous inspiration for scientific quests. Recent third-generation sequencing and Hi-C linkage analyses brought ... -
A transcriptome-based perspective of meiosis in dinoflagellates
(Elsevier, 2019-08-01)There is increasing interest in the possibility of sexual recombination in dinoflagellates, especially those symbiotic with coral, since recombination may be able to augment genetic diversity and reduce levels of coral bleaching. Several previous studies ... -
The main nitrate transporter of the dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedrum is constitutively expressed and not responsible for daily variations in nitrate uptake rates
(Elsevier, 2016-04-22)Dinoflagellates are unicellular eukaryotes capable of forming spectacular harmful algal blooms (HABs). Eutrophication of coastal waters by fertilizer runoff, nitrate in particular, has contributed to recent increases in the frequency, magnitude and ... -
Exploring dinoflagellate biology with high-throughput proteomics
(Elsevier, 2018-04-16)Dinoflagellates are notorious for their ability to form the harmful algal blooms known as “red tides,” yet the mechanisms underlying bloom formation remain poorly understood. Despite recent advances in nucleic acid sequencing, which have generated ... -
The level of pollination specialization affects the relationship between the shape of flowers and the bills of their hummingbird pollinators in Antillean Gesneriaceae
(The University of Chicago Press, 2022-01-27)Premise of research. Pollinators are known to impose strong selection on floral shape. Particularly well studied is the relationship between the flowers of hummingbird-pollinated plant species and the bills of their pollinators. However, no studies to ... -
Increasing phytoremediation efficiency and reliability using novel omics approaches
(Cell Press, 2014-04-12)Phytoremediation is a cost-effective green alternative to traditional soil remediation technologies, but has experienced varied success in practice. The recent omics revolution has led to leaps in our understanding of soil microbial communities and ...