Search for dissertations about: "dictyostelid"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the word dictyostelid.

  2. 1. Diversity Underfoot : Systematics and Biogeography of the Dictyostelid Social Amoebae

    Author : Allison L Perrigo; Sandra Baldauf; Maria Romeralo; David Bass; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Amoeba; biogeography; cryptic species; dictyostelid; latitudinal gradient; multicellularity; protist; social amoeba; phylogenetics; systematics; new species; Biology with specialization in Systematics; Biologi med inriktning mot systematik;

    Abstract : Dictyostelids (Amoebozoa) are a group of social amoebae consisting of approximately 150 species, which are found in terrestrial habitats worldwide. They are divided into eight major clades based on molecular phylogeny, and within these clades are many species complexes. READ MORE

  4. 2. Genomics of Sorocarpic Amoebae

    Author : Sanea Sheikh; Sandra L. Baldauf; Matthew W. Brown; Uppsala universitet; []
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    Abstract : Sorocarpy is the aggregation of unicellular organisms to form multicellular fruiting bodies (sorocarps). This thesis is about the two best-known groups of sorocarpic amoebae, Dictyostelids and Acrasids.Paper I describes assembly and analysis of a multigene dataset to identify the root of the dictyostelid tree. READ MORE

  5. 3. All Roads Lead to the Non-Coding RNome : Evolution of Multicellularity and Host Response to Bacterial Infection

    Author : Jonas Kjellin; Fredrik Söderbom; Jonathan Chubb; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; ncRNA; Dictyostelia; miRNA; Class I RNA; host-pathogen interaction; Biologi med inriktning mot mikrobiologi; Biology with specialization in Microbiology;

    Abstract : The ability to control gene expression is fundamental for all living organisms. Therefore, a large variety of regulatory mechanisms exist in each cell which are essential for e.g. developmental processes and to quickly adapt to different cellular stresses such as infection. READ MORE