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Comparison of 15 dinoflagellate genomes reveals extensive sequence and structural divergence in family Symbiodiniaceae and genus Symbiodinium.
BMC biology - 13 Apr 2021
González-Pech Raúl A, Stephens Timothy G, Chen Yibi, Mohamed Amin R, Cheng Yuanyuan, Shah Sarah, Dougan Katherine E, Fortuin Michael D A, Lagorce Rémi, Burt David W, Bhattacharya Debashish, Ragan Mark A, Chan Cheong Xin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dinoflagellates in the family Symbiodiniaceae are important photosynthetic symbionts in cnidarians (such as corals) and other coral reef organisms. Breakdown of the coral-dinoflagellate symbiosis due to environmental stress (i.e. coral bleaching) can lead to coral death and the potential collapse of reef ecosystems. However, evolution of Symbiodiniaceae genomes, and its implications for the coral, is...
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