Elisabet Alacid

The paper uses single-cell sequencing to reveal genetic diversity in Bodo flagellates and their bacterial endosymbionts, showing SSU rDNA is insufficient for species classification.

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.

The paper identifies a non-canonical genetic code in a ciliate where UAA and UAG codons specify different amino acids, challenging the universality of the genetic code.

The paper examines parasite-host interactions between Perkinsea parasitoids and dinoflagellate blooms, finding that parasitoid diversity and distribution are shaped by host preferences and abundance.