ReviewCurrent opinion in genetics & development2025
Evolution and ecology of commensal gut protists: recent advances.
Review in Current opinion in genetics & development, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Quantitative detection of gut microbial eukaryotes with EukDetect2 reveals global distribution of commensal protists and association with distinct microbial community structure.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
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Abstract
The microbial community colonizing the animal gut includes all domains of life, including eukaryotic microbes. Historically viewed as pathogens, increasing evidence has revealed that many protists are commensal members of the microbiome with diverse ecological functions. This review synthesizes recent advances in our understanding of the ecology and evolution of these organisms, with a focus on phylogenetic diversity, microbial interactions, and genomic signatures of adaptation. New technologies such as single-cell genomics and transcriptomics, long-read sequencing technologies, and co-culture strategies have made these new findings possible, but much remains to be investigated. Further work is needed to understand how these diverse organisms contribute to the gut environment and evolve to colonize animal hosts.
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