TY  - JOUR
A1  - Frenken, Thijs
A1  - Alacid, Elisabet
A1  - Berger, Stella A.
A1  - Bourne, Elizabeth Charlotte
A1  - Gerphagnon, Melanie
A1  - Großart, Hans-Peter
A1  - Gsell, Alena S.
A1  - Ibelings, Bas W.
A1  - Kagami, Maiko
A1  - Kupper, Frithjof C.
A1  - Letcher, Peter M.
A1  - Loyau, Adeline
A1  - Miki, Takeshi
A1  - Nejstgaard, Jens C.
A1  - Rasconi, Serena
A1  - Rene, Albert
A1  - Rohrlack, Thomas
A1  - Rojas-Jimenez, Keilor
A1  - Schmeller, Dirk S.
A1  - Scholz, Bettina
A1  - Seto, Kensuke
A1  - Sime-Ngando, Telesphore
A1  - Sukenik, Assaf
A1  - Van de Waal, Dedmer B.
A1  - Van den Wyngaert, Silke
A1  - Van Donk, Ellen
A1  - Wolinska, Justyna
A1  - Wurzbacher, Christian
A1  - Agha, Ramsy
T1  - Integrating chytrid fungal parasites into plankton ecology: research gaps and needs
JF  - Environmental microbiology
N2  - Chytridiomycota, often referred to as chytrids, can be virulent parasites with the potential to inflict mass mortalities on hosts, causing e.g. changes in phytoplankton size distributions and succession, and the delay or suppression of bloom events. Molecular environmental surveys have revealed an unexpectedly large diversity of chytrids across a wide range of aquatic ecosystems worldwide. As a result, scientific interest towards fungal parasites of phytoplankton has been gaining momentum in the past few years. Yet, we still know little about the ecology of chytrids, their life cycles, phylogeny, host specificity and range. Information on the contribution of chytrids to trophic interactions, as well as co-evolutionary feedbacks of fungal parasitism on host populations is also limited. This paper synthesizes ideas stressing the multifaceted biological relevance of phytoplankton chytridiomycosis, resulting from discussions among an international team of chytrid researchers. It presents our view on the most pressing research needs for promoting the integration of chytrid fungi into aquatic ecology.
Y1  - 2017
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13827
SN  - 1462-2912
SN  - 1462-2920
VL  - 19
SP  - 3802
EP  - 3822
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Hoboken
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kaplan, Aaron
A1  - Harel, Moshe
A1  - Kaplan-Levy, Ruth N.
A1  - Hadas, Ora
A1  - Sukenik, Assaf
A1  - Dittmann-Thünemann, Elke
T1  - The languages spoken in the water body (or the biological role of cyanobacterial toxins)
JF  - Frontiers in microbiology
N2  - Although intensification of toxic cyanobacterial blooms over the last decade is a matter of growing concern due to bloom impact on water quality, the biological role of most of the toxins produced is not known. In this critical review we focus primarily on the biological role of two toxins, microcystins and cylindrospermopsin, in inter- and intra-species communication and in nutrient acquisition. We examine the experimental evidence supporting some of the dogmas in the field and raise several open questions to be dealt with in future research. We do not discuss the health and environmental implications of toxin presence in the water body.
KW  - aoa
KW  - cylindrospermopsin
KW  - microcystin
KW  - cyr
KW  - mcy
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00138
SN  - 1664-302X
VL  - 3
PB  - Frontiers Research Foundation
CY  - Lausanne
ER  -