Fabien Burki

The paper uses molecular clocks and diversification models to show steady eukaryote diversification starting in the mid-Proterozoic, challenging the view of limited innovation during this era.

The paper uses single-cell genomics and fluorescence microscopy to study plastids in marine centrohelids, finding evidence of permanent plastid integration and vertical transmission.

The paper identifies and characterizes Hexamita nelsoni in blue mussels, showing its presence in digestive glands and mantel, and suggests horizontal transmission from adult to larvae.

The paper identifies DNA polymerase III subunit genes in plastid-targeted genomes of Teleaulax and related taxa, revealing their role in plastid DNA replication during kleptoplastidy.

The paper identifies a new deep-branching algal lineage, leptophytes, through metagenomic analysis of Tara Oceans data, revealing hidden plastid genome diversity and evolutionary insights.

The paper analyzes mitochondrial genomes of orphan eukaryotic lineages to clarify their phylogenetic positions and evolutionary relationships.

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