acidophilic algae
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2017 ◽  
Vol 114 (39) ◽  
pp. E8304-E8313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shunsuke Hirooka ◽  
Yuu Hirose ◽  
Yu Kanesaki ◽  
Sumio Higuchi ◽  
Takayuki Fujiwara ◽  
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Some microalgae are adapted to extremely acidic environments in which toxic metals are present at high levels. However, little is known about how acidophilic algae evolved from their respective neutrophilic ancestors by adapting to particular acidic environments. To gain insights into this issue, we determined the draft genome sequence of the acidophilic green alga Chlamydomonas eustigma and performed comparative genome and transcriptome analyses between C. eustigma and its neutrophilic relative Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The results revealed the following features in C. eustigma that probably contributed to the adaptation to an acidic environment. Genes encoding heat-shock proteins and plasma membrane H+-ATPase are highly expressed in C. eustigma. This species has also lost fermentation pathways that acidify the cytosol and has acquired an energy shuttle and buffering system and arsenic detoxification genes through horizontal gene transfer. Moreover, the arsenic detoxification genes have been multiplied in the genome. These features have also been found in other acidophilic green and red algae, suggesting the existence of common mechanisms in the adaptation to acidic environments.



2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-64
Author(s):  
T.V. Shestakova ◽  
I.V. Tropin ◽  
S.A. Ostroumov


2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 321-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mónica Diaz ◽  
Verónica Mora ◽  
Fernando Pedrozo ◽  
Daniela Nichela ◽  
Gustavo Baffico






Phycologia ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mónica M. Diaz ◽  
Stephen C. Maberly




1993 ◽  
Vol 127 (3) ◽  
pp. 400-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriele Pinto


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