Intracellular Infection of Diverse Diatoms by an Evolutionary Distinct Relative of the Fungi

Aurélie Chambouvet, Adam Monier, Finlay Maguire, Sarah Itoïz, Javier del Campo, Philippe Elies, Bente Edvardsen, Wenche Eikreim, Thomas A. Richards

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Abstract

Most microbial life remains uncultured and unstudied. Sequencing has shown a diversity of forms branching close to the Fungi. Chambouvet et al., using microscopy of labeled marine samples, show that a newly identified relative of the fungi forms intracellular infections of diatoms, potentially determining the fate of important phytoplankton blooms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4093-4101.e4
JournalCurrent Biology
Volume29
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2 2019

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors are grateful to Vladyslava Hostyeva for phytoplankton counting and Valentin Foulon for his help with the epifluorescence microscope and the Cytometry core facilities of LEMAR, Brest. We thank Prof. Keith Gull for use of TAT1 antibody. A.C. was supported by the ANR project ACHN 2016 PARASED (ANR-16_ACHN_0003). F.M. is supported by Genome Canada via a Genome Atlantic Postdoctoral Fellowship and a Donald Hill Family Fellowship. A.M. and T.A.R. are funded by the Royal Society through University Research Fellowships. Parts of this project were supported by the BiodivERsA ERA-Net project BioMarKs and a Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation MMI Grant (GBMF3307). A.C. A.M. and T.A.R. conceived and designed the study. A.C. conducted FISH Microscopy, A.M. and A.C. conducted phylogenetic and Ocean Day sampling analysis, and F.M. designed and conducted statistical analysis. B.E. and W.E. conducted marine sampling and conducted plankton counts. All authors contributed to drafting the manuscript. The authors declare no competing interests.

Funding Information:
The authors are grateful to Vladyslava Hostyeva for phytoplankton counting and Valentin Foulon for his help with the epifluorescence microscope and the Cytometry core facilities of LEMAR, Brest. We thank Prof. Keith Gull for use of TAT1 antibody. A.C. was supported by the ANR project ACHN 2016 PARASED ( ANR-16_ACHN_0003 ). F.M. is supported by Genome Canada via a Genome Atlantic Postdoctoral Fellowship and a Donald Hill Family Fellowship. A.M. and T.A.R. are funded by the Royal Society through University Research Fellowships. Parts of this project were supported by the BiodivERsA ERA-Net project BioMarKs and a Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation MMI Grant (GBMF3307).

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Neuroscience
  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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