Phagocytosis repurposed: infection strategies in a globalmarine diatom-parasite interaction
Varsha Mathur, Nicholas A. T. Irwin, Luis Javier Galindo, Elisabet Alacid, Michael Cunliffe, Sunju Kim, Ulrich Technau, Thomas A. Richards
This study investigates the infection strategies of the marine diatom parasite Pirsonia using genomic and transcriptomic analyses, revealing its reliance on actin-based phagocytosis and surface proteins.
bioRxiv · Jul 29, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology