ReviewApplied and environmental microbiology2021
The Ecology and Evolution of Amoeba-Bacterium Interactions.
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47 citing papers in PubMed, 96 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Transcriptomic and metabolomic insights into light-mediated unicellular-to-multicellular transition inOpen biology · 2025Article
- Temporal and Spatial Survey on the Abundance of Amoebae and Bacteria in an Estuary and the Role of Environmental Parameters.Environmental microbiology reports · 2025Article
- Genetic Factors ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Light Affects Host-Symbiont Dynamics in the Non-Photosynthetic Social Amoeba Symbiosis.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
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- Encystment and Excystment Processes inPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Ameba-inspired strategy enhances probiotic efficacy via prebound nutrient supply.Nature communications · 2025Article
- A new understanding of Acanthamoeba castellanii: dispelling the role of bacterial pore-forming toxins in cyst formation and amoebicidal actions.Cell death discovery · 2025Article
- Novel High-Quality Amoeba Genomes Reveal Widespread Codon Usage Mismatch Between Giant Viruses and Their Hosts.Genome biology and evolution · 2025Article
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- The hidden dancers in water: the symbiotic mystery ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2025Review
- Pleiotropic regulation of bacterial toxin production and Allee effect govern microbial predator-prey interactions.ISME communications · 2025Article
- Multiplex Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay To Detect Acanthamoeba spp., Vermamoeba vermiformis, Naegleria fowleri, and Balamuthia mandrillaris in Different Water Sources.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024Article
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10 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Amoebae are protists that have complicated relationships with bacteria, covering the whole spectrum of symbiosis. Amoeba-bacterium interactions contribute to the study of predation, symbiosis, pathogenesis, and human health. Given the complexity of their relationships, it is necessary to understand the ecology and evolution of their interactions. In this paper, we provide an updated review of the current understanding of amoeba-bacterium interactions. We start by discussing the diversity of amoebae and their bacterial partners. We also define three types of ecological interactions between amoebae and bacteria and discuss their different outcomes. Finally, we focus on the implications of amoeba-bacterium interactions on human health, horizontal gene transfer, drinking water safety, and the evolution of symbiosis. In conclusion, amoeba-bacterium interactions are excellent model systems to investigate a wide range of scientific questions. Future studies should utilize advanced techniques to address research gaps, such as detecting hidden diversity, lack of amoeba genomes, and the impacts of amoeba predation on the microbiome.
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