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54 Liang, H., Xu, Y., Sahu, S.K., Wang,H., Li, L., Chen, X., Zeng, Y., Lorenz, M., Friedl, T., Melkonian, B., Wong, G.K.-S., Melkonian, M., Liu, H., Wang, S. (2025): Chromosome-level genomes of two Bracteacoccaceae highlight adaptations to biocrusts.
Nat Commun 16, 1492 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56614-2
53 Rancel-Rodriguez, N.M., Sausen, N., Reyes, C.P., Martel Quintana, A., Melkonian, B., Melkonian, M. (2024): Unexpected Genetic Diversity of Nostocales (Cyanobacteria) Isolated from the Phyllosphere of the Laurel Forests in the Canary Islands (Spain).
Microorganisms 12, 2625
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12122625
52 Mamyan, A.S., Gevorgyan, G.A., Zhamakochyan, G.S., Hayrapetyan, N.A., Hakobyan, E.A., Melkonian, B., Melkonian, M. (2024): The Armenian Algal Culture Collection (AACC) for ex situ conservation of biodiversity.
Nova Hedwigia 119, 269-286
DOI: 10.1127/nova_hedwigia/2024/1033
51 Hoef-Emden, K., Melkonian, K., Martel Quintana, A., Pérez Reyes, C., Rancel Rodríges, N.M., Melkonian, B., Melkonian, M. (2024): Diversity of Cryptophyte Cultures from the Canary Islands.
Phycologia 63, 312-316
https://doi.org/10.1080/00318884.2024.2329835
50 Han, J.-S, Lhee, D., Andersen, R.A., Melkonian, B., Melkonian, M., Yoon, H.S. (2023): Plastid Genome Evolution of Two Colony-Forming Benthic Ochrosphaera neapolitana Strains (Coccolithales, Haptophyta).
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 24(13), 10485
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241310485
49 Xu, Y., Wang, H., Sahu, S.K., Li, L., Liang, H., Günther, G., Wong, G.K.-S., Melkonian, B., Melkonian, M., Liu, H., Wang, S. (2022): Chromosome-level genome of Pedinomonas minor (Chlorophyta) unveils adaptations to abiotic stress in a rapidly fluctuating environment.
New Phytol, 235, 1409-1425.
https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18220
48 Durán, P., Flores-Uribe, J., Wippel, K., Zhang, P., Guan, R., Melkonian, B., Melkonian, M., Garrido-Oter, R. (2022): Shared features and reciprocal complementation of the Chlamydomonas and Arabidopsis microbiota.
Nature Communications 13, 406
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28055-8
47 Liang, H., Xu, Y., Li, L., Wang, H., Melkonian, B., Lorenz, M., Friedl, T., Kumar Sahu, S., Yu, J., Liu, H., Melkonian, M., Wang, S. (2020): The draft genome of Coelastrum proboscideum (Sphaeropleales, Chlorophyta).
Protist 171, 125758
46 Li, L., Wang, S., Wang, H., Sahu, S.K., Marin, B., Li, H., Xu, Y., Liang, H., Li, Z., Cheng, S., Reder, T., Çebi, Z., Wittek, S., Peterson, M., Melkonian, B., Du, H., Yang, H., Wang, J., Wong, G. K.-S., Xu, X., Liu, X., van de Peer, Y., Melkonian, M., Liu, H. (2020): The genome of Prasinoderma coloniale unveils the existence of a third phylum within green plants.
Nature Ecol. Evol. 4, 1220-1231
45 Wang, S., Li, L., Li, H., Sahu, S.K., Wang, H., Xu, Y., Xian, W., Song, B., Liang, H., Cheng, S., Chang, Y., Song, Y., Çebi, Z., Wittek, S., Reder, T., Petersen, M., Yang, H., Wang, J., Melkonian, B., Van de Peer, Y., Xu, X., Wong, G.K.-S., Melkonian, M., Liu, H., Liu, X. (2020): Genomes of early-diverging streptophyte algae shed light on plant terrestrialization.
Nature Plants 6, 95–106. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-019-0560-3
44 Wang, S., Li, L., Xu, Y., Melkonian, B., Lorenz, M., Friedl, T., Petersen, M., Sahu, S.K., Melkonian, M., Liu, H. (2019): The Draft Genome of the Small, Spineless Green Alga Desmodesmus costato-granulatus (Sphaeropleales, Chlorophyta).
Protist 170, 125697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.protis.2019.125697
43 Xu, Y., Li, L., Liang, H. Melkonian, B., Lorenz, M., Friedl, T., Petersen, M., Liu, H., Melkonian, M., Wang, S. (2019): The Draft Genome of Hariotina reticulata (Sphaeropleales) Provides Insight into the Evolution of Scenedesmaceae.
Protist 170, 125684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.protis.2019.125684
42 Cheng, S., Xian, W., Fu, Y., Marin, B., Keller, J., Sun, W., Li, X., Xu, Y., Zhang, Y., Wittek, S., Reder, T., Günther, G., Gontcharov, A., Wang, S., Li, L., Liu, X., Wang, J., Yang, H., Xu, X., Delaux, P.-M., Melkonian, B., Wong, G.K., Melkonian, M. (2019):
Genomes of subaerial Zygnematophyceae provide insights into land plant evolution.
Cell 179, 1057 - 1067. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2019.10.019
41 Leebens-Mack, J.H., Barker, M.S., Carpenter, E.J., Deyholos, M.K., Gitzendanner, M.A., Graham, S.W., Grosse, I., Li, Z., Melkonian, M., Mirarab, S., Porsch, M., et al. (2019): One thousand plant transcriptomes and the phylogenomics of green plants.
Nature 574, 679–685. https://doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1693-2
40 Cheng, S., Melkonian, M., Smith, S.A., Brockington, S., Archibald, J.M., Delaux, P.-M., Li, F.-w., Melkonian, B., Mavrodiev, E.V., Fu, W.S.Y., Yang, H., Soltis, D.E., Graham, S.W., Soltis, P.S., Liu, X., Xu, X., Wong, G.K.-S. (2018): 10KP: A Phylodiverse Genome Sequencing Plan.
GigaScience 7, 1-9. doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giy013
39 Han, K.Y., Graf, L., Reyes, C.P., Melkonian, B., Andersen, R.A., Yoon, H.S., Melkonian, M. (2018): A Re-investigation of Sarcinochrysis marina (Sarcinochrysidales, Pelagophyceae) from its Type Locality and the Description of Arachnochrysis, Pelagospilus, Sargassococcus and Sungminbooa genera nov.
Protist 169, 79-106. doi.org/10.1016/j.protis.2017.12.004
38 Johnson, K.L., Cassin, A.M., Lonsdale, A., Wong, G.K.-S., Soltis, D., Miles, N.W., Melkonian, M., Melkonian, B., Deyholos, M.K., Leebens-Mack, J., Rothfels, C.J., Stevenson, D.W., Graham, S.W., Wang, X., Wu, S., Pires, J.C., Edger, P.P., Carpenter, E.J., Bacic, A., Doblin, M.S., Schultz, C.J. (2017): Insights into the evolution of hydroxyproline rich glycoproteins from 1000 plant transcriptomes.
Plant Physiol 174, 904-921. doi:10.1104/pp.17.00295
37 Delaux, P.-M., Radhakrishnan, G. V., Jayaraman, D., Cheema, J., Malbreil, M., Volkening, J. D., Sekimoto, H., Nishiyama, T., Melkonian, M., Pokorny, L., Rothfels, C. J., Sederoff, H., Stevenson, D. W., Surek, B., Zhang, Y., Sussman, M. R., Dunand, C., Morris. R. J., Roux, C., Wong, G. K.-S., Oldroyd, G. E. D., Ané, J.-M. (2015): Algal ancestor of land plants was preadapted for symbiosis.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 112, 13390-13395. doi:10.1073/pnas.1515426112
36 Caisová, L., Pérez Reyes, C., Cruz Álamo, V., Martel Quintana, A., Surek, B., Melkonian, M. (2015): Barrancaceae - a new green algal lineage with structural and behavioral adaptations to a fluctuating environment.
Am. J. Bot. 102, 1482-1492. doi:10.3732/ajb.1500199
35 Matasci, N., Hung, L.-H., Yan, Z., Carpenter, E.J., Wickett, N.J., Mirarab, S., Nguyen, N., Warnow, T., Ayyampalayam, S., Barker, M., Burleigh, J., Gitzendanner, M. a, Wafula, E., Der, J.P., dePamphilis, C.W., Roure, B., Philippe, H., Ruhfel, B.R., Miles, N.W., Graham, S.W., Mathews, S., Surek, B., Melkonian, M., Soltis, D.E., Soltis, P.S., Rothfels, C., Pokorny, L., Shaw, J. a, DeGironimo, L., Stevenson, D.W., Villarreal, J., Chen, T., Kutchan, T.M., Rolf, M., Baucom, R.S., Deyholos, M.K., Samudrala, R., Tian, Z., Wu, X., Sun, X., Zhang, Y., Wang, J., Leebens-Mack, J., Wong, G.K.-S., (2014): Data access for the 1,000 Plants (1KP) project.
Gigascience 3, 17. doi:10.1186/2047-217X-3-17
34 Wickett, N.J., Mirarab, S., Nguyen, N., Warnow, T., Carpenter, E., Matasci, N., Ayyampalayam, S., Barker, M.S., Burleigh, J.G., Gitzendanner, M. a., Ruhfel, B.R., Wafula, E., Der, J.P., Graham, S.W., Mathews, S., Melkonian, M., Soltis, D.E., Soltis, P.S., Miles, N.W., Rothfels, C.J., Pokorny, L., Shaw, a. J., DeGironimo, L., Stevenson, D.W., Surek, B., Villarreal, J.C., Roure, B., Philippe, H., dePamphilis, C.W., Chen, T., Deyholos, M.K., Baucom, R.S., Kutchan, T.M., Augustin, M.M., Wang, J., Zhang, Y., Tian, Z., Yan, Z., Wu, X., Sun, X., Wong, G.K.-S., Leebens-Mack, J., (2014): Phylotranscriptomic analysis of the origin and early diversification of land plants.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 111, E4859-E4868. doi:10.1073/pnas.1323926111
33 Klapoetke, N.C., Murata, Y., Kim, S.S., Pulver, S.R., Birdsey-Benson, A., Cho, Y.K., Morimoto, T.K., Chuong, A.S., Carpenter, E.J., Tian, Z., Wang, J., Xie, Y., Yan, Z., Zhang, Y., Chow, B.Y., Surek, B., Melkonian, M., Jayaraman, V., Constantine-Paton, M., Wong, Gane K.-S., Boyden, E.S. (2014): Independent optical excitation of distinct neural populations.
Nature Methods 11, 338-346. doi:10.1038/nmeth.2836
32 Johnson, M.T.J, Carpenter, E.J., Tian, Z., Bruskiewich, R., Burris, J.N., Carrigan, C.T., Chase, M.W., Clarke, N.D., Covshoff, S., Depamphilis, C.W., Edger, P.P., Goh, F., Graham, S., Greiner, S., Hibberd, J.M., Jordon-Thaden, I., Kutchan, T.M., Leebens-Mack, J., Melkonian, M., Miles, N., Myburg, H., Patterson, J., Pires, J.C., Ralph, P., Rolf, M., Sage, R.F., Soltis, D., Soltis, P., Stevenson, D., Stewart, C.N., Surek, B., Thomsen, C.J.M., Villarreal, J.C., Wu, X., Zhang, Y., Deyholos, M.K., Wong, G. K.-S. (2012) Evaluating Methods for Isolating Total RNA and Predicting the Success of Sequencing Phylogenetically Diverse Plant Transcriptomes.
PLoS ONE 7, e50226. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050226
31 Melkonian, M., Surek, B. (2009): Famous algal isolates from the Spessart forest (Germany): The legacy of Dieter Mollenhauer.
Algol. Stud. 129, 1-23
30 Surek, B. (2008): Meeting Report: Algal Culture Collections 2008.: An International Meeting at the Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa (CCAP), Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, Dunbeg, Oban, United Kingdom; June 8–11, 2008.
Protist 159, 509-517
29 Hoppenrath, M, Elbrächter, M, Halliger, H, Koeman, R.P.T., Krakhmalnyy, A., Surek, B., Erler, K., Luckas, B.(2007): First records of the benthic, bloom-forming, non-toxic dinoflagellate Thecadinium yashimaense (Dinophyceae) in Europe: with special emphasis on the invasion in the North Sea.
Helgoland Marine Research 61,157-165.
28 Surek, B., Melkonian, M. (2004): CCAC - Culture collection of algae at the University of Cologne: A new collection of axenic algae with emphasis on flagellates.
Nova Hedwigia 79, 77-91
27 Surek, B. (2002): Meeting Report: Culture Collections of Algae: Increasing Accessibility and Exploring Algal Biodiversity. An International Meeting at the Sammlung von Algenkulturen at Göttingen University (SAG), Germany; September 2–6, 2002.
Protist 153, 343-355
26 Nakayama, T., Marin, B., Kranz, H. D., Surek, B., Huss, V.A.R., Inouye, I, Melkonian, M. (1998): The basal position of scaly green flagellates among the green algae (Chlorophyta) is revealed by analyses of nuclear-encoded SSU rRNA sequences.
Protist 149, 367-380
25 B. Surek (1998): Meeting Report: International Symposium on the Cryopreservation of Algae, Austin, Texas USA, April 16-17, 1998.
Protist 149, 201-205
24 Bhattacharya, D., Damberger, S., Surek, B., Melkonian, M. (1996): Primary and secondary structure analyses of the rDNA group-I introns of the Zygnematales (Charophyta).
Curr. Genet. 29, 282-286
23 Melkonian, M., Surek, B. (1995): Phylogeny of the Chlorophyta: congruence between ultrastructural and molecular evidence.
Bull. Soc. zool. Fr. 120, 191-208
22 Melkonian, M., Marin, B., Surek, B. (1995): Phylogeny and Evolution of the Algae.
In: Biodiversity and Evolution (Arai, R., Kato, M., Doi, Y., eds.), pp. 153-176. Tokyo: The National Science Museum Foundation
21 Surek, B., Beemelmanns, U., Melkonian, M., Bhattacharya, D. (1994): Ribosomal RNA sequence comparisons demonstrate an evolutionary relationship between Zygnematales and charophytes.
Pl. Syst. Evol. 191, 171-181
20 Bhattacharya, D., Surek, B., Rüsing, M., Damberger, S., Melkonian, M. (1994): Group I introns are inherited through common ancestry in the nuclear-encoded rRNA of Zygnematales (Charophyceae).
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91, 9916-9920
19 Burchert, M., Surek, B., Kreimer, G., Latzko, E. (1990): Calcium binding by chloroplast stroma proteins and functional implications.
In: Calcium in Plant Growth and Development (Leonard, R.T., Hepler, P.K., eds.), pp. 17-25. The American Society of Plant Physiologists, Symposium Series Vol 4
18 Melkonian, B., Burchert, M., Kreimer, G., Latzko, E. (1990): Bidning and possible function of calcium in the chloroplast.
In: Current Topics in Plant Biochemistry and Physiology Vol. 9 (Randal, D.D., Blevins, D.G., eds.), pp. 38-46. University of Missouri, Columbia.
17 Latzko, E., Surek, B., Kreimer, G. (1988): Calcium binding by stromal proteins and functional implications.
In: International symposium on plant mineral nutrition and photosynthesis ‘87 (Vaklinova, S., Staner, V., Dilova, M., eds.), pp. 79-93.
Institute of Plant Physiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Vol. II, Photosynthesis
16 Patterson, D.J., Surek, B., Melkonian, M. (1987): The ultrastructure of Vampyrellidium perforans Surek & Melkonian and its taxonomic position among the naked filose amoebae.
J. Protozool. 34, 63-67
15 McFadden, G.I., Schulze, D., Surek, B., Salisbury, J.L., Melkonian, M. (1987): Basal body reorientation mediated by a Ca2+-modulated contractile protein.
J. Cell Biol. 105, 903-912
14 Latzko, E. Surek, B., Kreimer, G. (1987): Ca2+ fluxes across the chloroplast envelope and Ca2+ binding by stromal proteins.
In: Hungarian-USA Binational Symposium on Photosynthesis (Gibbs, M., ed.), pp. 127-135. Salve Regina College, August 15-18, 1986
13 Kreimer, G., Surek, B., Woodrow, I.E., Latzko, E. (1987): Calcium binding by spinach stromal proteins.
Planta 171, 259-265
12 Surek, B., Kreimer, G., Melkonian, M., Latzko, E. (1987): Spinach ferredoxin is a calcium binding protein.
Planta 171, 565-568
11 Kreimer, G., Surek, B., Heimann, K., Burchert, M., Lukow, L., Holtum, J.A.M., Woodrow, I.E., Melkonian, M., Latzko, E. (1987): Calcium metabolism in chloroplasts and protoplasts.
In: Progress in Photosynthesis Research, Vol. III (Biggins, J., ed.), pp. 345-357. Dordrecht: M. Nijhoff Publ.
10 Surek, B., Melkonian, M. (1986): A cryptic cytostome is present in Euglena.
Protoplasma 133, 39-49
9 Surek, B., Heilbronn, A., Austen, A., Latzko, E. (1985): Purification and characterization of phosphoribulokinase from wheat leaves.
Planta 165, 507-512
8 Salisbury, J.L., Baron, A., Surek, B., Melkonian, M. (1984): Striated flagellar roots: isolation and partial characterization of a calcium-modulated contractile organelle.
J. Cell Biol. 99, 962-970
7 Surek, B., Latzko, E. (1984): Visualization of antigenic proteins blotted onto nitrocellulose using the Immuno-Gold-Staining (IGS) – method.
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 121, 284-289
6 Surek, B., Melkonian, M. (1983): Intracellular bacteria in the Euglenophyceae: prolonged axenic culture of an algal-bacterial system.
In: Endocytobiology II (Schenk, H.E.A., Schwemmler, W., eds.), pp. 475-486. Berlin-New York: De Gruyter
5 Surek, B. (1983): Mucilage regeneration in the green alga Cosmocladium saxonicum De Bary (Desmidiaceae): A light-microscopic and quantitative study.
Bristish Phycological Journal 18, 73-81
4 Surek, B. (1982): Zur Gallert-Bildung bei der koloniebildenden Desmidiaceen-Gattung Cosmocladium Breb. (Conjugatophyceae).
Dissertation, Hamburg (Germany)
3 Herth, W., Schnepf, E., Surek, B. (1982); The composition of the spikes of Acanthosphaera zachariasi (Chlorococcales): Investigations with fluorescent lectins and with X-ray diffraction.
Protoplasma 110, 196-202
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Surek, B., Sengbusch, P. v. (1981): The localization of galactosyl residues and lectin receptors in the mucilage and the cell walls of Cosmocladium saxonicum (Desmidiaceae) by means of fluorescent probes.
Protoplasma 108, 149-161
1 Surek, B., Melkonian, M. (1980): The filose amoeba Vampyrellidium perforans nov. sp. (Vampyrellidae, Aconchulinida): axenic culture, feeding behaviour and host range specificity.
Arch. Protistenkd. 123, 166-191