Cindy Martens

TL;DR: Analysis of molecular divergence compared with yeasts and metazoans reveals rapid rates of gene diversification in diatoms, and documents the presence of hundreds of genes from bacteria, likely to provide novel possibilities for metabolite management and for perception of environmental signals.

TL;DR: The Tetranychus urticae genome is the smallest known arthropod genome as discussed by the authors, which represents the first complete chelicerate genome for a pest and has been annotated with genes associated with feeding on different hosts.

TL;DR: The Ectocarpus genome sequence represents an important step towards developing this organism as a model species, providing the possibility to combine genomic and genetic approaches to explore these and other aspects of brown algal biology further.

TL;DR: It is believed this is the first report of mixed infections in calves, and the results indicate that calves, although mainly infected with the host-specific G. duodenalis assemblage E, are frequentlyinfected with the zoonotic assemblages A and E, either as a mixed or mono-infection, suggesting that calves might be underestimated as a potentialZoonotic reservoir for human infections.

TL;DR: Knowledge of the complete protein-coding and metabolic potential of Ich opens avenues for rational testing of therapeutic drugs that target functions essential to this parasite but not to its fish hosts, and a catalog of surface protein-encoding genes will facilitate development of more effective vaccines.