Apicomplexan-like parasites are polyphyletic and widely but selectively dependent on cryptic plastid organelles

The phylum Apicomplexa comprises human pathogens such as Plasmodium but is also an under-explored hotspot of evolutionary diversity central to understanding the origins of parasitism and non-photosynthetic plastids. We generated single-cell transcriptomes for all major apicomplexan groups lacking la...

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Main Authors: Jan Janouškovec, Gita G Paskerova, Tatiana S Miroliubova, Kirill V Mikhailov, Thomas Birley, Vladimir V Aleoshin, Timur G Simdyanov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-08-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/49662