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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Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2019-08-01
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/49662 |