Identifying potential hosts of short-branch Microsporidia
Identifying potential hosts of short-branch Microsporidia
Abstract Microsporidia are obligate parasites that are closely related to Fungi. While the widely-known “long-branch” Microsporidia infect mostly animals, the hosts of “short-branch” Microsporidia are only partially characterized or not known at all. Here, we used network analyses from Neotropical rainforest soil metabarcoding data, to infer co-occurrences between environmental lineages of short-branch microsporidians and their potential hosts. We found significant co-occurrences with several taxa, especially with Apicomplexa, Cercozoa, Fungi, as well as some Metazoa. Our results are the first step to identify potential hosts of the environmental lineages of short-branch microsporidians, which can be targeted in future molecular and microscopic studies.
Rassoshanska Erika、Doliwa Annemie、Mah¨| Fr¨|d¨|ric、Bass David、Ritter Camila Duarte、Dunthorn Micah
Eukaryotic Microbiology, University of Duisburg-EssenEukaryotic Microbiology, University of Duisburg-EssenCIRAD, UMR BGPICentre for Environment, Aquaculture and Fisheries Science (Cefas)||Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum||Sustainable Aquaculture Futures, University of ExeterEukaryotic Microbiology, University of Duisburg-EssenEukaryotic Microbiology, University of Duisburg-Essen||Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), University of Duisburg-Essen
微生物学环境生物学生物科学现状、生物科学发展
NeotropicsNetwork analysesParasitesProtistsSoil biodiversity
Rassoshanska Erika,Doliwa Annemie,Mah¨| Fr¨|d¨|ric,Bass David,Ritter Camila Duarte,Dunthorn Micah.Identifying potential hosts of short-branch Microsporidia[EB/OL].(2025-03-28)[2025-08-02].https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.08.13.249938.点此复制
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