An aerobic eukaryotic parasite with functional mitochondria that likely lacks a mitochondrial genome

2019/04/05 by Uwe John, Yameng Lu, Sylke Wohlrab +14 · 2 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Protist diversity and phylogeny #Marine Toxins and Detection Methods #Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology

paper · pdf · doi:10.1126/sciadv.aav1110

openalex publication_date 2019/04/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23

Abstract

The parasitic marine dinoflagellate Amoebophrya is the first known eukaryote with aerobic mitochondria without a genome.

Citations

• The globally distributed genus Alexandrium: Multifaceted roles in marine ecosystems and impacts on human health
• Major transitions in dinoflagellate evolution unveiled by phylotranscriptomics

Cited by

• Dinoflagellate [wikipedia]
• Mitochondria [wikipedia]