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Origin and Evolution of the Canal Raphe System in Diatoms by Ruck, Elizabeth C., Theriot, Edward C.

“…One lineage of pennate diatoms has a slit through the siliceous cell wall, called a “raphe,” that functions in motility. Raphid pennate diatoms number in the…”
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A single loss of photosynthesis in the diatom order Bacillariales (Bacillariophyta) by Onyshchenko, Anastasiia, Ruck, Elizabeth C., Nakov, Teofil, Alverson, Andrew J.

“…Premise of the Study Loss of photosynthesis is a common and often repeated trajectory in nearly all major groups of photosynthetic eukaryotes. One small subset…”
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Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline by Pinseel, Eveline, Nakov, Teofil, Van den Berge, Koen, Downey, Kala M., Judy, Kathryn J., Kourtchenko, Olga, Kremp, Anke, Ruck, Elizabeth C., Sjöqvist, Conny, Töpel, Mats, Godhe, Anna, Alverson, Andrew J.

“…The salinity gradient separating marine and freshwater environments represents a major ecological divide for microbiota, yet the mechanisms by which marine…”
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Transcriptional Response of Osmolyte Synthetic Pathways and Membrane Transporters in a Euryhaline Diatom During Long‐term Acclimation to a Salinity Gradient by Nakov, Teofil, Judy, Kathryn J., Downey, Kala M., Ruck, Elizabeth C., Alverson, Andrew J., Mock, T.

“…How diatoms respond to fluctuations in osmotic pressure is important from both ecological and applied perspectives. It is well known that osmotic stress…”
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Hoarding and horizontal transfer led to an expanded gene and intron repertoire in the plastid genome of the diatom, Toxarium undulatum (Bacillariophyta) by Ruck, Elizabeth C., Linard, Samantha R., Nakov, Teofil, Theriot, Edward C., Alverson, Andrew J.

“…Although the plastid genomes of diatoms maintain a conserved architecture and core gene set, considerable variation about this core theme exists and can be…”
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Improved Reference Genome for Cyclotella cryptica CCMP332, a Model for Cell Wall Morphogenesis, Salinity Adaptation, and Lipid Production in Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) by Roberts, Wade R, Downey, Kala M, Ruck, Elizabeth C, Traller, Jesse C, Alverson, Andrew J

“…The diatom, , is a well-established model species for physiological studies and biotechnology applications of diatoms. To further facilitate its use as a model…”
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Phylogeny, ecology, morphological evolution, and reclassification of the diatom orders Surirellales and Rhopalodiales by Ruck, Elizabeth C., Nakov, Teofil, Alverson, Andrew J., Theriot, Edward C.

“…[Display omitted] •Most-inclusive to date multi-gene phylogeny of the diatom orders Surirellales and Rhopalodiales.•At least seven transitions from an…”
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Resolving Marine–Freshwater Transitions by Diatoms Through a Fog of Gene Tree Discordance by Roberts, Wade R, Ruck, Elizabeth C, Downey, Kala M, Pinseel, Eveline, Alverson, Andrew J

“…Abstract Despite the obstacles facing marine colonists, most lineages of aquatic organisms have colonized and diversified in freshwaters repeatedly. These…”
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Phylogenomics reveals an extensive history of genome duplication in diatoms (Bacillariophyta) by Parks, Matthew B., Nakov, Teofil, Ruck, Elizabeth C., Wickett, Norman J., Alverson, Andrew J.

“…Premise of the Study Diatoms are one of the most species‐rich lineages of microbial eukaryotes. Similarities in clade age, species richness, and primary…”
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The genome of a nonphotosynthetic diatom provides insights into the metabolic shift to heterotrophy and constraints on the loss of photosynthesis by Onyshchenko, Anastasiia, Roberts, Wade R., Ruck, Elizabeth C., Lewis, Jeffrey A., Alverson, Andrew J.

“…Summary Although most of the tens of thousands of diatom species are photoautotrophs, a small number of heterotrophic species no longer photosynthesize. We…”
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Molecular phylogeny of the Cymbellales (Bacillariophyceae, Heterokontophyta) with a comparison of models for accommodating rate variation across sites by Nakov, Teofil, Ruck, Elizabeth C., Galachyants, Yuri, Spaulding, Sarah A., Theriot, Edward C.

“…We reconstructed the phylogeny of representatives from nine genera and three families of the Cymbellales using two nuclear and three chloroplast genes. After…”
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Gene Duplication, Shifting Selection, and Dosage Balance of Silicon Transporter Proteins in Marine and Freshwater Diatoms by Bryłka, Karolina, Pinseel, Eveline, Roberts, Wade R, Ruck, Elizabeth C, Conley, Daniel J, Alverson, Andrew J

“…Abstract Numerous factors shape the evolution of protein-coding genes, including shifts in the strength or type of selection following gene duplications or…”
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Microbial biogeography through the lens of exotic species: the recent introduction and spread of the freshwater diatom Discostella asterocostata in the United States by Alverson, Andrew J., Chafin, Tyler K., Jones, Kiley A., Manoylov, Kalina M., Johnson, Hillary, Julius, Matthew L., Nakov, Teofil, Ruck, Elizabeth C., Theriot, Edward C., Yeager, Kevin M., Stone, Jeffery R.

“…The large population sizes and high dispersal potential of microbes suggests that a given microbial species should be found in all suitable habitats worldwide…”
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Serial gene losses and foreign DNA underlie size and sequence variation in the plastid genomes of diatoms by Ruck, Elizabeth C, Nakov, Teofil, Jansen, Robert K, Theriot, Edward C, Alverson, Andrew J

“…Photosynthesis by diatoms accounts for roughly one-fifth of global primary production, but despite this, relatively little is known about their plastid…”
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Recurrent Loss, Horizontal Transfer, and the Obscure Origins of Mitochondrial Introns in Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) by Guillory, Wilson X, Onyshchenko, Anastasiia, Ruck, Elizabeth C, Parks, Matthew, Nakov, Teofil, Wickett, Norman J, Alverson, Andrew J

“…We sequenced mitochondrial genomes from five diverse diatoms (Toxarium undulatum, Psammoneis japonica, Eunotia naegelii, Cylindrotheca closterium, and…”
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A revision of the genus Cyclophora and description of Astrosyne gen. nov. (Bacillariophyta), two genera with the pyrenoids contained within pseudosepta by Ashworth, Matt P., Ruck, Elizabeth C., Lobban, Christopher S., Romanovicz, Dwight K., Theriot, Edward C.

“…Ashworth M.P., Ruck E.C., Lobban C.S., Romanovicz D.K., and Theriot E.C. 2012. A revision of the genus Cyclophora and description of Astrosyne gen. nov…”
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Transcriptomic Insights into the Life History of Bolidophytes, the Sister Lineage to Diatoms by Kessenich, Colton R, Ruck, Elizabeth C, Schurko, Andrew M, Wickett, Norman J, Alverson, Andrew J, De Clerck, O

“…Diatoms are perhaps the most diverse lineage of eukaryotic algae, with their siliceous cell wall and diplontic life history often considered to have played…”
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Serial Gene Losses and Foreign DNA Underlie Size and Sequence Variation in the Plastid Genomes of Diatoms by Ruck, Elizabeth C., Nakov, Teofil, Jansen, Robert K., Theriot, Edward C., Alverson, Andrew J.

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Licmophora flucticulata sp. nov. (Licmophoraceae, Bacillariophyceae), an unusual flabellate species from Guam and Palau by Lobban, Christopher S., Schefter, María, Ruck, Elizabeth C.

“…Lobban C.S., Schefter M. and Ruck E.C. 2011. Licmophora flucticulata sp. nov. (Licmophoraceae, Bacillariophyceae), an unusual new flabellate species from Guam…”
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