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ArticleBiology open2022

Euglena International Network (EIN): Driving euglenoid biotechnology for the benefit of a challenged world.

ThankGod Echezona Ebenezer, Ross S Low, Ellis Charles O'Neill, Ishuo Huang, Antonio DeSimone, Scott C Farrow, Robert A Field, Michael L Ginger, Sergio Adrián Guerrero, Michael Hammond and 18 more

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Article in Biology open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Euglena mutabilis exists in a FAB consortium with microbes that enhance cadmium tolerance.International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2024
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  9. Versatile biotechnological applications of Euglena gracilis.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

28 authors.

ThankGod Echezona EbenezerEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9005-1773
Ross S LowOrganisms and Ecosystems, Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0956-2822
Ellis Charles O'NeillSchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5941-2806
Ishuo HuangOffice of Regulatory Science, United States Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, College Park, MD 20740, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1711-7147
Antonio DeSimoneThe BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa 56127, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2632-3057
Scott C FarrowDiscovery Biology, Noblegen Inc., Peterborough, Ontario K9L 1Z8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7106-8924
Robert A FieldDepartment of Chemistry and Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester, Manchester M1 7DN, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8574-0275
Michael L GingerSchool of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9643-8482
Sergio Adrián GuerreroLaboratorio de Enzimología Molecular, Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral. CCT CONICET Santa Fe, Santa Fe 3000, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0002-5440-9712
Michael HammondInstitute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice 370 05, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-7406-0717
Vladimír HamplCharles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Parasitology, BIOCEV, Vestec 25250, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-5430-7564
Geoff HorstKemin Industries, Research and Development, Plymouth, MI 48170, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6597-9550
Takahiro IshikawaInstitute of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Academic Assembly, Shimane University, Matsue 690-8504, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5834-2922
Anna KarnkowskaInstitute of Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw 02-089, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-3709-7873
Eric W LintonDepartment of Biology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0418-5244
Peter MylerCenter for Global Infectious Disease Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute and Department of Biomedical Informatics & Medical Education, University of Washington, WA 98109, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0056-0513
Masami NakazawaDepartment of Applied Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Osaka Metropolitan University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1639-0560
Pierre CardolDepartment of Life Sciences, Institut de Botanique, Université de Liège, Liège 4000, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-9799-0546
Rosina Sánchez-ThomasInstituto Nacional de Cardiología, Ignacio Chávez, Mexico 14080, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-3825-591X
Barry J SavilleForensic Science, Environmental and Life Sciences Graduate Program, Trent University, Peterborough K9L 0G2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2949-7156
Mahfuzur R ShahDiscovery Biology, Noblegen Inc., Peterborough, Ontario K9L 1Z8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2435-1900
Alastair G B SimpsonDepartment of Biology and Institute for Comparative Genomics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4133-1709
Aakash SurCenter for Global Infectious Disease Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute and Department of Biomedical Informatics & Medical Education, University of Washington, WA 98109, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2946-0038
Kengo SuzukiR&D Company, Euglena Co., Ltd., 2F Yokohama Bio Industry Center (YBIC), 1-6 Suehiro, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan.
Kevin M TylerBiomedical Research Centre, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0647-8158
Paul V ZimbaPVZimba, LLC, 12241 Percival St, Chester, VA 23831, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6541-2055
Neil HallOrganisms and Ecosystems, Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2808-0009
Mark C FieldInstitute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice 370 05, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-8574-0275

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/J/000C0618Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/J/000PR9790
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Euglenoids (Euglenida) are unicellular flagellates possessing exceptionally wide geographical and ecological distribution. Euglenoids combine a biotechnological potential with a unique position in the eukaryotic tree of life. In large part these microbes owe this success to diverse genetics including secondary endosymbiosis and likely additional sources of genes. Multiple euglenoid species have translational applications and show great promise in production of biofuels, nutraceuticals, bioremediation, cancer treatments and more exotically as robotics design simulators. An absence of reference genomes currently limits these applications, including development of efficient tools for identification of critical factors in regulation, growth or optimization of metabolic pathways. The Euglena International Network (EIN) seeks to provide a forum to overcome these challenges. EIN has agreed specific goals, mobilized scientists, established a clear roadmap (Grand Challenges), connected academic and industry stakeholders and is currently formulating policy and partnership principles to propel these efforts in a coordinated and efficient manner.

Indexed as

EuglenaBiotechnologySymbiosisBiofuelsBioremediationBiotechnologyEuglenaFood supplementsNetworks

Identifiers

PMID36412269
PMCPMC9836076

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