Diatoms and Algae Research

Dynamic switching of cell-substrate contact sites allows gliding diatoms to modulate the curvature of their paths

This study shows how diatoms switch between one- and two-raphe contact gliding to modulate path curvature by dynamically altering cell-substrate contact sites.

Diatom ultrastructural diversity across controlled and natural environments

This paper demonstrates that cryo-ExM overcomes diatom silica barriers to enable high-resolution imaging and comparative cell biology across diverse diatom species.

Diversity of motility patterns in benthic diatoms

The paper studies diatom motility patterns across five species, revealing species-specific motility states and their ecological implications.

Engineered bacteria that self-assemble ''bioglass'' polysilicate coatings display enhanced light focusing

The paper engineers bacteria to produce bioglass coatings that focus light more intensely than unmodified bacteria.

The dynamic response to hypoosmotic stress reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation by a euryhaline diatom

This study uses time-resolved transcriptomics to analyze the dynamic gene expression response of a euryhaline diatom to acute hypoosmotic stress and reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation.

Mating type specific transcriptomic response to sex inducing pheromone in the pennate diatom Seminavis robusta

The paper identifies genes responding to sex-inducing pheromones in the diatom Seminavis robusta and links them to sexual reproduction processes.

The Seminavis robusta genome provides insights into the evolutionary adaptations of benthic diatoms

The paper reports the genome of Seminavis robusta, a benthic diatom, revealing gene family expansions and adaptations related to light and oxygen sensing, and provides insights into genetic diversity and gene function in benthic diatoms.