Alexandra Z Worden

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Affiliation: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Green evolution and dynamic adaptations revealed by genomes of the marine picoeukaryotes Micromonas
    Alexandra Z Worden
    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA 95039 USA
    Science 324:268-72. 2009
  2. ncbi The voyage of the microbial eukaryote
    Alexandra Z Worden
    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Rd, Moss Landing, CA 95039, USA
    Curr Opin Microbiol 13:652-60. 2010
  3. ncbi Genomes of uncultured eukaryotes: sorting FACS from fiction
    Alexandra Z Worden
    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Road, Moss Landing, CA 95039, USA
    Genome Biol 12:117. 2011
  4. ncbi Targeted metagenomics and ecology of globally important uncultured eukaryotic phytoplankton
    Marie L Cuvelier
    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA 95039, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107:14679-84. 2010
  5. ncbi Global distribution patterns of distinct clades of the photosynthetic picoeukaryote Ostreococcus
    Elif Demir-Hilton
    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, USA
    ISME J 5:1095-107. 2011
  6. ncbi Phosphate transporters in marine phytoplankton and their viruses: cross-domain commonalities in viral-host gene exchanges
    Adam Monier
    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Road, Moss Landing, CA 95039, USA
    Environ Microbiol 14:162-76. 2012
  7. ncbi Widespread distribution of a unique marine protistan lineage
    Marie L Cuvelier
    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Rd, Moss Landing, CA 95039, USA
    Environ Microbiol 10:1621-34. 2008
  8. ncbi Global distribution of a wild alga revealed by targeted metagenomics
    Alexandra Z Worden
    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA 95060, USA
    Curr Biol 22:R675-7. 2012
  9. ncbi The mixed lineage nature of nitrogen transport and assimilation in marine eukaryotic phytoplankton: a case study of micromonas
    Sarah M McDonald
    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, California, USA
    Mol Biol Evol 27:2268-83. 2010

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Publications9

  1. ncbi Green evolution and dynamic adaptations revealed by genomes of the marine picoeukaryotes Micromonas
    Alexandra Z Worden
    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA 95039 USA
    Science 324:268-72. 2009
    ..Analyses of the Micromonas genomes offer valuable insights into ecological differentiation and the dynamic nature of early plant evolution...
  2. ncbi The voyage of the microbial eukaryote
    Alexandra Z Worden
    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Rd, Moss Landing, CA 95039, USA
    Curr Opin Microbiol 13:652-60. 2010
    ..Various protists harbor features important in sexuality and multicellularity once believed to have originated in metazoans or other multicellular taxa...
  3. ncbi Genomes of uncultured eukaryotes: sorting FACS from fiction
    Alexandra Z Worden
    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Road, Moss Landing, CA 95039, USA
    Genome Biol 12:117. 2011
    ..A recent study explores the genome content of uncultured unicellular marine eukaryotes and provides insights about interactions between uncultured eukaryotes and other biological entities...
  4. ncbi Targeted metagenomics and ecology of globally important uncultured eukaryotic phytoplankton
    Marie L Cuvelier
    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA 95039, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107:14679-84. 2010
    ..Moreover, highly mosaic gene repertoires, although compositionally distinct for each major eukaryotic lineage, now seem to be an underlying facet of successful marine phytoplankton...
  5. ncbi Global distribution patterns of distinct clades of the photosynthetic picoeukaryote Ostreococcus
    Elif Demir-Hilton
    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, USA
    ISME J 5:1095-107. 2011
    ..In situ growth rate estimates using these primer-probes and better comprehension of physiology will enhance ecological understanding of Ostreococcus Clades OII and OI which appear to be oceanic and coastal clades, respectively...
  6. ncbi Phosphate transporters in marine phytoplankton and their viruses: cross-domain commonalities in viral-host gene exchanges
    Adam Monier
    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Road, Moss Landing, CA 95039, USA
    Environ Microbiol 14:162-76. 2012
    ..Our findings suggest that PO(4) -availability may not serve as a simple bottom-up control of marine phytoplankton...
  7. ncbi Widespread distribution of a unique marine protistan lineage
    Marie L Cuvelier
    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Rd, Moss Landing, CA 95039, USA
    Environ Microbiol 10:1621-34. 2008
    ..Given their broad thermal and geographic distribution, understanding the role these protists play in biogeochemical cycling within different habitats is essential...
  8. ncbi Global distribution of a wild alga revealed by targeted metagenomics
    Alexandra Z Worden
    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA 95060, USA
    Curr Biol 22:R675-7. 2012
    ..Here, we present the complete chloroplast genome from an Atlantic picoeukaryote population and discoveries it enabled on the evolution, distribution, and potential carbon sequestration role of a tiny, wild alga...
  9. ncbi The mixed lineage nature of nitrogen transport and assimilation in marine eukaryotic phytoplankton: a case study of micromonas
    Sarah M McDonald
    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, California, USA
    Mol Biol Evol 27:2268-83. 2010
    ..This study provides a springboard for exploring the use and functional diversification of inorganic nitrogen transporters and related genes in eukaryotic phytoplankton...