Bruno Jesus

Red and blue light cues drive contrasting remodeling of lipophilic metabolites and photophysiology in natural benthic diatom biofilms

Within 30 minutes, red light remodeled natural benthic diatom lipids and pigments more than blue; blue high light most altered photophysiology; de-epoxidation was similar at equal incident intensity.

Intracellular photonic crystals in photosynthetic sea slugs form via a kidney-mediated biomineralisation pathway

The paper identifies a novel biomineralisation pathway in photosynthetic sea slugs that produces intracellular photonic crystals via the kidney, resulting in bright colored regions.

Nudibranch color diversity shares a common origin in guanine photonic structures

This paper identifies guanine-based multilayer structures as a common mechanism for structural coloration in nudibranchs across multiple species.

Reactive oxygen species trigger downward vertical migration in diatom microphytobenthic biofilms as a strategy to cope with oxidative stress

This study shows reactive oxygen species trigger downward migration in diatom biofilms to cope with oxidative stress, working with the xanthophyll cycle for photoprotection.

Genome wide assessment of genetic diversity and transcript variations in 17 accessions of the model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum

The paper assesses genetic and transcriptomic diversity in 17 Phaeodactylum tricornutum accessions, revealing increased genetic diversity and novel clades, while showing no link between sampling year and diversity loss.