Metabolic Reconstruction Elucidates the Lifestyle of the Last Diplomonadida Common Ancestor
Alejandro Jiménez-González, Jan O. Andersson
Abstract
Diplomonads are a group of microbial eukaryotes found in oxygen-poor environments. There are both parasitic (e.g., Giardia intestinalis ) and free-living (e.g., Trepomonas ) members in the group.
Topics & Concepts
AncestorBiologyMost recent common ancestorEvolutionary biologyZoologyHistoryGeneticsPhylogeneticsGeneArchaeologyParasitic Infections and DiagnosticsProtist diversity and phylogenyMollusks and Parasites Studies