Search Results - "Baldauf, S.L"

new species of cellular slime mold from southern Portugal based on morphology, ITS and SSU sequences by Romeralo, M, Baldauf, S.L, Cavender, J.C

“…Sampling soils to look for dictyostelids in southern Portugal we found an isolate that has a morphology that differed from any previously described species of…”
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Transfer of rpl22 to the nucleus greatly preceded its loss from the chloroplast and involved the gain of an intron by Gantt, J.S., Baldauf, S.L., Calie, P.J., Weeden, N.F., Palmer, J.D.

“…Most chloroplast and mitochondrial proteins are encoded by nuclear genes that once resided in the organellar genomes. Transfer of most of these genes appears…”
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The Deep Roots of Eukaryotes by Baldauf, S. L.

“…Most cultivated and characterized eukaryotes can be confidently assigned to one of eight major groups. After a few false starts, we are beginning to resolve…”
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Molecular phylogeny of choanoflagellates, the sister group to Metazoa by Carr, M, Leadbeater, B.S.C, Hassan, R, Nelson, M, Baldauf, S.L

“…Choanoflagellates are single-celled aquatic flagellates with a unique morphology consisting of a cell with a single flagellum surrounded by a "collar" of…”
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Origin and evolution of the slime molds (Mycetozoa) by Baldauf, S.L, Doolittle, W.F

“…The Mycetozoa include the cellular (dictyostelid), acellular (myxogastrid), and protostelid slime molds. However, available molecular data are in disagreement…”
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Eusociality and the success of the termites: insights from a supertree of dictyopteran families by DAVIS, R.B, BALDAUF, S.L, MAYHEW, P.J

“…Sociality in insects may negatively impact on species richness. We tested whether termites have experienced shifts in diversification rates through time…”
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Animals and fungi are each other's closest relatives: congruent evidence from multiple proteins by Baldauf, S.L, Palmer, J.D

“…Phylogenetic relationships among plants, animals, and fungi were examined by using sequences from 25 proteins. Four insertions/deletions were found that are…”
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Evolutionary transfer of the chloroplast tufA gene to the nucleus by Baldauf, S.L, Palmer, J.D

“…Evolutionary gene transfer is a basic corollary of the now widely accepted endosymbiotic theory, which proposes that mitochondria and chloroplasts originated…”
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Elongation factor 1 alpha genes of the red algae Porphyra purpurea include a novel, developmentally specialized variant by Liu, Q.Y, Baldauf, S.L, Reith, M.E

“…The life cycle of the red alga Porphyra purpurea alternates between two morphologically distinct phases: a shell-boring, filamentous sporophyte and a…”
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Different fates of the chloroplast tufA gene following its transfer to the nucleus in green algae by Baldauf, S.L. (Indiana University, Bloomington, IN), Manhart, J.R, Palmer, J.D

“…Previous work suggested that the tufA gene, encoding protein synthesis elongation factor Tu, was transferred from the chloroplast to the nucleus within the…”
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