F. Burki

Identification of a new gregarine parasite in mass mortality events of freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) in Sweden

Benchmarking long-read sequencing strategies for obtaining ASV-resolved rRNA operons from environmental microeukaryotes

This study benchmarks long-read sequencing and ASV-resolving tools for accurate rRNA operon recovery from environmental microeukaryotes using a synthetic mock community.

Global patterns and rates of habitat transitions across the eukaryotic tree of life

The paper investigates habitat transitions across eukaryotes, finding frequent salt barrier crossings in major lineages, with fungi showing high transition rates and suggesting non-saline habitats as ancestral.

Single cell genomics reveals plastid-lacking Picozoa are close relatives of red algae

The paper uses single-cell genomics and phylogenomics to show Picozoa are closely related to red algae but lack plastids, challenging existing views on plastid evolution.

The long-time orphan protist Meringosphaera mediterranea Lohmann, 1902 is a centrohelid heliozoan

The paper identifies the first 18S rDNA sequence of Meringosphaera mediterranea, placing it within the Centroplasthelida clade and discussing its taxonomic position and ecological distribution.

A molecular timescale for the origin of red algal-derived plastids

The paper establishes a timeframe for the origin of red algal-derived plastids using phylogenomic data and molecular clock analyses, showing that serial endosymbiosis hypotheses are chronologically possible.

Phylogenomic Insights into the Origin of Primary Plastids

This study investigates the monophyly of Archaeplastida hosts using phylogenomic datasets to understand the origin of primary plastids.

EukProt: A database of genome-scale predicted proteins across the diversity of eukaryotes

EukProt provides a database of predicted proteins from 993 eukaryotic species to support phylogenomic and gene family evolution studies.

Predatory colponemids are the sister group to all other alveolates

This study uses phylogenomic analysis to show that colponemids are the sister group to all other alveolates and highlights their role in understanding alveolate evolution.

Long metabarcoding of the eukaryotic rDNA operon to phylogenetically and taxonomically resolve environmental diversity

This study uses long-read sequencing to analyze eukaryotic rDNA operons, improving phylogenetic resolution and taxonomic classification of environmental DNA.

New phylogenomic analysis of the enigmatic phylum Telonemia further resolves the eukaryote tree of life

This study resolves the phylogenetic position of Telonemia as sister to the Sar supergroup using phylogenomic analysis of new transcriptome datasets.