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Transcriptomic and lipidomic profiles reveal higher thermal adaptability in a tropical versus a temperate isolate of Chromera velia

The apicomplexan alga Chromera velia is the closest known phototrophic relative of apicomplexan parasites (Sporozoa). Despite its scientific importance as a model for the evolution of parasitic Apicomplexa, only two strains are available in culture. The first isolate (SH), obtained from stony coral in the cold waters of Sydney Harbour, was used for the original species description. The second…

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