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The Influence of Probiotics on the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes Ratio In
microorganisms Review The Influence of Probiotics on the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes Ratio in the Treatment of Obesity and Inflammatory Bowel disease Spase Stojanov 1,2, Aleš Berlec 1,2 and Borut Štrukelj 1,2,* 1 Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; [email protected] (S.S.); [email protected] (A.B.) 2 Department of Biotechnology, Jožef Stefan Institute, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia * Correspondence: borut.strukelj@ffa.uni-lj.si Received: 16 September 2020; Accepted: 31 October 2020; Published: 1 November 2020 Abstract: The two most important bacterial phyla in the gastrointestinal tract, Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes, have gained much attention in recent years. The Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes (F/B) ratio is widely accepted to have an important influence in maintaining normal intestinal homeostasis. Increased or decreased F/B ratio is regarded as dysbiosis, whereby the former is usually observed with obesity, and the latter with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Probiotics as live microorganisms can confer health benefits to the host when administered in adequate amounts. There is considerable evidence of their nutritional and immunosuppressive properties including reports that elucidate the association of probiotics with the F/B ratio, obesity, and IBD. Orally administered probiotics can contribute to the restoration of dysbiotic microbiota and to the prevention of obesity or IBD. However, as the effects of different probiotics on the F/B ratio differ, selecting the appropriate species or mixture is crucial. The most commonly tested probiotics for modifying the F/B ratio and treating obesity and IBD are from the genus Lactobacillus. In this paper, we review the effects of probiotics on the F/B ratio that lead to weight loss or immunosuppression. -
Microbial Life Under Ice: Metagenome Diversity and in Situ Activity Of
bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/324970; this version posted May 17, 2018. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder. All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. Microbial life under ice: metagenome diversity and in situ activity of Verrucomicrobia in seasonally ice-covered lakes Patricia Tran1,2, Arthi Ramachandran1, Ola Khawasik1, Beatrix E. Beisner2,3, Milla Rautio2,4, Yannick Huot,2,5, David A. Walsh1,2 1 Department of Biology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, Quebec, H4B 1R6, Canada 2 Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire en limnologie et environnement aquatique (GRIL), Montréal, Québec, Canada 3 Département des sciences biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, Québec, Canada. 4 Département des sciences fondamentales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada 5 Département de géomatique appliquée, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada Corresponding author: David Walsh, Department of Biology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. West Montreal, QC H4B 1R6 Canada 514-848-2424 ext 3477 [email protected] Running title: Sub-ice Verrucomicrobia genomes in Quebec lakes bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/324970; this version posted May 17, 2018. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder. All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. 1 Summary 2 Northern lakes are ice-covered for a large part of the year, yet our understanding 3 of microbial diversity and activity during winter lags behind that of the ice-free period. In 4 this study, we investigated under-ice diversity and metabolism of Verrucomicrobia in 5 seasonally ice-covered lakes in temperate and boreal regions of Quebec, Canada using 6 16S rRNA sequencing, metagenomics and metatranscriptomics. -
Table S4. Phylogenetic Distribution of Bacterial and Archaea Genomes in Groups A, B, C, D, and X
Table S4. Phylogenetic distribution of bacterial and archaea genomes in groups A, B, C, D, and X. Group A a: Total number of genomes in the taxon b: Number of group A genomes in the taxon c: Percentage of group A genomes in the taxon a b c cellular organisms 5007 2974 59.4 |__ Bacteria 4769 2935 61.5 | |__ Proteobacteria 1854 1570 84.7 | | |__ Gammaproteobacteria 711 631 88.7 | | | |__ Enterobacterales 112 97 86.6 | | | | |__ Enterobacteriaceae 41 32 78.0 | | | | | |__ unclassified Enterobacteriaceae 13 7 53.8 | | | | |__ Erwiniaceae 30 28 93.3 | | | | | |__ Erwinia 10 10 100.0 | | | | | |__ Buchnera 8 8 100.0 | | | | | | |__ Buchnera aphidicola 8 8 100.0 | | | | | |__ Pantoea 8 8 100.0 | | | | |__ Yersiniaceae 14 14 100.0 | | | | | |__ Serratia 8 8 100.0 | | | | |__ Morganellaceae 13 10 76.9 | | | | |__ Pectobacteriaceae 8 8 100.0 | | | |__ Alteromonadales 94 94 100.0 | | | | |__ Alteromonadaceae 34 34 100.0 | | | | | |__ Marinobacter 12 12 100.0 | | | | |__ Shewanellaceae 17 17 100.0 | | | | | |__ Shewanella 17 17 100.0 | | | | |__ Pseudoalteromonadaceae 16 16 100.0 | | | | | |__ Pseudoalteromonas 15 15 100.0 | | | | |__ Idiomarinaceae 9 9 100.0 | | | | | |__ Idiomarina 9 9 100.0 | | | | |__ Colwelliaceae 6 6 100.0 | | | |__ Pseudomonadales 81 81 100.0 | | | | |__ Moraxellaceae 41 41 100.0 | | | | | |__ Acinetobacter 25 25 100.0 | | | | | |__ Psychrobacter 8 8 100.0 | | | | | |__ Moraxella 6 6 100.0 | | | | |__ Pseudomonadaceae 40 40 100.0 | | | | | |__ Pseudomonas 38 38 100.0 | | | |__ Oceanospirillales 73 72 98.6 | | | | |__ Oceanospirillaceae -
Yu-Chen Ling and John W. Moreau
Microbial Distribution and Activity in a Coastal Acid Sulfate Soil System Introduction: Bioremediation in Yu-Chen Ling and John W. Moreau coastal acid sulfate soil systems Method A Coastal acid sulfate soil (CASS) systems were School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia formed when people drained the coastal area Microbial distribution controlled by environmental parameters Microbial activity showed two patterns exposing the soil to the air. Drainage makes iron Microbial structures can be grouped into three zones based on the highest similarity between samples (Fig. 4). Abundant populations, such as Deltaproteobacteria, kept constant activity across tidal cycling, whereas rare sulfides oxidize and release acidity to the These three zones were consistent with their geological background (Fig. 5). Zone 1: Organic horizon, had the populations changed activity response to environmental variations. Activity = cDNA/DNA environment, low pH pore water further dissolved lowest pH value. Zone 2: surface tidal zone, was influenced the most by tidal activity. Zone 3: Sulfuric zone, Abundant populations: the heavy metals. The acidity and toxic metals then Method A Deltaproteobacteria Deltaproteobacteria this area got neutralized the most. contaminate coastal and nearby ecosystems and Method B 1.5 cause environmental problems, such as fish kills, 1.5 decreased rice yields, release of greenhouse gases, Chloroflexi and construction damage. In Australia, there is Gammaproteobacteria Gammaproteobacteria about a $10 billion “legacy” from acid sulfate soils, Chloroflexi even though Australia is only occupied by around 1.0 1.0 Cyanobacteria,@ Acidobacteria Acidobacteria Alphaproteobacteria 18% of the global acid sulfate soils. Chloroplast Zetaproteobacteria Rare populations: Alphaproteobacteria Method A log(RNA(%)+1) Zetaproteobacteria log(RNA(%)+1) Method C Method B 0.5 0.5 Cyanobacteria,@ Bacteroidetes Chloroplast Firmicutes Firmicutes Bacteroidetes Planctomycetes Planctomycetes Ac8nobacteria Fig. -
Diversity of Biodeteriorative Bacterial and Fungal Consortia in Winter and Summer on Historical Sandstone of the Northern Pergol
applied sciences Article Diversity of Biodeteriorative Bacterial and Fungal Consortia in Winter and Summer on Historical Sandstone of the Northern Pergola, Museum of King John III’s Palace at Wilanow, Poland Magdalena Dyda 1,2,* , Agnieszka Laudy 3, Przemyslaw Decewicz 4 , Krzysztof Romaniuk 4, Martyna Ciezkowska 4, Anna Szajewska 5 , Danuta Solecka 6, Lukasz Dziewit 4 , Lukasz Drewniak 4 and Aleksandra Skłodowska 1 1 Department of Geomicrobiology, Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland; [email protected] 2 Research and Development for Life Sciences Ltd. (RDLS Ltd.), Miecznikowa 1/5a, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland 3 Laboratory of Environmental Analysis, Museum of King John III’s Palace at Wilanow, Stanislawa Kostki Potockiego 10/16, 02-958 Warsaw, Poland; [email protected] 4 Department of Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland; [email protected] (P.D.); [email protected] (K.R.); [email protected] (M.C.); [email protected] (L.D.); [email protected] (L.D.) 5 The Main School of Fire Service, Slowackiego 52/54, 01-629 Warsaw, Poland; [email protected] 6 Department of Plant Molecular Ecophysiology, Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, 02-096 Warsaw, Poland; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected] or [email protected]; Tel.: +48-786-28-44-96 Citation: Dyda, M.; Laudy, A.; Abstract: The aim of the presented investigation was to describe seasonal changes of microbial com- Decewicz, P.; Romaniuk, K.; munity composition in situ in different biocenoses on historical sandstone of the Northern Pergola in Ciezkowska, M.; Szajewska, A.; the Museum of King John III’s Palace at Wilanow (Poland). -
Characterization of the First Cultured Representative of Verrucomicrobia Subdivision 5 Indicates the Proposal of a Novel Phylum
The ISME Journal (2016) 10, 2801–2816 OPEN © 2016 International Society for Microbial Ecology All rights reserved 1751-7362/16 www.nature.com/ismej ORIGINAL ARTICLE Characterization of the first cultured representative of Verrucomicrobia subdivision 5 indicates the proposal of a novel phylum Stefan Spring1, Boyke Bunk2, Cathrin Spröer3, Peter Schumann3, Manfred Rohde4, Brian J Tindall1 and Hans-Peter Klenk1,5 1Department Microorganisms, Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany; 2Department Microbial Ecology and Diversity Research, Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany; 3Department Central Services, Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany and 4Central Facility for Microscopy, Helmholtz-Centre of Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany The recently isolated strain L21-Fru-ABT represents moderately halophilic, obligately anaerobic and saccharolytic bacteria that thrive in the suboxic transition zones of hypersaline microbial mats. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA genes, RpoB proteins and gene content indicated that strain L21-Fru-ABT represents a novel species and genus affiliated with a distinct phylum-level lineage originally designated Verrucomicrobia subdivision 5. A survey of environmental 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that members of this newly recognized phylum are wide-spread and ecologically important in various anoxic environments ranging from hypersaline sediments to wastewater and the intestine of animals. Characteristic phenotypic traits of the novel strain included the formation of extracellular polymeric substances, a Gram-negative cell wall containing peptidoglycan and the absence of odd-numbered cellular fatty acids. Unusual metabolic features deduced from analysis of the genome sequence were the production of sucrose as osmoprotectant, an atypical glycolytic pathway lacking pyruvate kinase and the synthesis of isoprenoids via mevalonate. -
Microbial Community Structure in Rice, Crops, and Pastures Rotation Systems with Different Intensification Levels in the Temperate Region of Uruguay
Supplementary Material Microbial community structure in rice, crops, and pastures rotation systems with different intensification levels in the temperate region of Uruguay Sebastián Martínez Table S1. Relative abundance of the 20 most abundant bacterial taxa of classified sequences. Relative Taxa Phylum abundance 4,90 _Bacillus Firmicutes 3,21 _Bacillus aryabhattai Firmicutes 2,76 _uncultured Prosthecobacter sp. Verrucomicrobia 2,75 _uncultured Conexibacteraceae bacterium Actinobacteria 2,64 _uncultured Conexibacter sp. Actinobacteria 2,14 _Nocardioides sp. Actinobacteria 2,13 _Acidothermus Actinobacteria 1,50 _Bradyrhizobium Proteobacteria 1,23 _Bacillus Firmicutes 1,10 _Pseudolabrys_uncultured bacterium Proteobacteria 1,03 _Bacillus Firmicutes 1,02 _Nocardioidaceae Actinobacteria 0,99 _Candidatus Solibacter Acidobacteria 0,97 _uncultured Sphingomonadaceae bacterium Proteobacteria 0,94 _Streptomyces Actinobacteria 0,91 _Terrabacter_uncultured bacterium Actinobacteria 0,81 _Mycobacterium Actinobacteria 0,81 _uncultured Rubrobacteria Actinobacteria 0,77 _Xanthobacteraceae_uncultured forest soil bacterium Proteobacteria 0,76 _Streptomyces Actinobacteria Table S2. Relative abundance of the 20 most abundant fungal taxa of classified sequences. Relative Taxa Orden abundance. 20,99 _Fusarium oxysporum Ascomycota 11,97 _Aspergillaceae Ascomycota 11,14 _Chaetomium globosum Ascomycota 10,03 _Fungi 5,40 _Cucurbitariaceae; uncultured fungus Ascomycota 5,29 _Talaromyces purpureogenus Ascomycota 3,87 _Neophaeosphaeria; uncultured fungus Ascomycota -
Microbial Life Under Ice: Metagenome Diversity and in Situ Activity of Verrucomicrobia in Seasonally Ice-Covered Lakes Patricia
bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/324970; this version posted May 17, 2018. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder. All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. Microbial life under ice: metagenome diversity and in situ activity of Verrucomicrobia in seasonally ice-covered lakes Patricia Tran1,2, Arthi Ramachandran1, Ola Khawasik1, Beatrix E. Beisner2,3, Milla Rautio2,4, Yannick Huot,2,5, David A. Walsh1,2 1 Department of Biology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, Quebec, H4B 1R6, Canada 2 Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire en limnologie et environnement aquatique (GRIL), Montréal, Québec, Canada 3 Département des sciences biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, Québec, Canada. 4 Département des sciences fondamentales, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada 5 Département de géomatique appliquée, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada Corresponding author: David Walsh, Department of Biology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. West Montreal, QC H4B 1R6 Canada 514-848-2424 ext 3477 [email protected] Running title: Sub-ice Verrucomicrobia genomes in Quebec lakes bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/324970; this version posted May 17, 2018. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder. All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. 1 Summary 2 Northern lakes are ice-covered for a large part of the year, yet our understanding 3 of microbial diversity and activity during winter lags behind that of the ice-free period. In 4 this study, we investigated under-ice diversity and metabolism of Verrucomicrobia in 5 seasonally ice-covered lakes in temperate and boreal regions of Quebec, Canada using 6 16S rRNA sequencing, metagenomics and metatranscriptomics. -
Culture Inventory
For queries, contact the SFA leader: John Dunbar - [email protected] Fungal collection Putative ID Count Ascomycota Incertae sedis 4 Ascomycota Incertae sedis 3 Pseudogymnoascus 1 Basidiomycota Incertae sedis 1 Basidiomycota Incertae sedis 1 Capnodiales 29 Cladosporium 27 Mycosphaerella 1 Penidiella 1 Chaetothyriales 2 Exophiala 2 Coniochaetales 75 Coniochaeta 56 Lecythophora 19 Diaporthales 1 Prosthecium sp 1 Dothideales 16 Aureobasidium 16 Dothideomycetes incertae sedis 3 Dothideomycetes incertae sedis 3 Entylomatales 1 Entyloma 1 Eurotiales 393 Arthrinium 2 Aspergillus 172 Eladia 2 Emericella 5 Eurotiales 2 Neosartorya 1 Paecilomyces 13 Penicillium 176 Talaromyces 16 Thermomyces 4 Exobasidiomycetes incertae sedis 7 Tilletiopsis 7 Filobasidiales 53 Cryptococcus 53 Fungi incertae sedis 13 Fungi incertae sedis 12 Veroneae 1 Glomerellales 1 Glomerella 1 Helotiales 34 Geomyces 32 Helotiales 1 Phialocephala 1 Hypocreales 338 Acremonium 20 Bionectria 15 Cosmospora 1 Cylindrocarpon 2 Fusarium 45 Gibberella 1 Hypocrea 12 Ilyonectria 13 Lecanicillium 5 Myrothecium 9 Nectria 1 Pochonia 29 Purpureocillium 3 Sporothrix 1 Stachybotrys 3 Stanjemonium 2 Tolypocladium 1 Tolypocladium 2 Trichocladium 2 Trichoderma 171 Incertae sedis 20 Oidiodendron 20 Mortierellales 97 Massarineae 2 Mortierella 92 Mortierellales 3 Mortiererallales 2 Mortierella 2 Mucorales 109 Absidia 4 Backusella 1 Gongronella 1 Mucor 25 RhiZopus 13 Umbelopsis 60 Zygorhynchus 5 Myrmecridium 2 Myrmecridium 2 Onygenales 4 Auxarthron 3 Myceliophthora 1 Pezizales 2 PeZiZales 1 TerfeZia 1 -
Monitoring of Biofouling Communities in a Portuguese Port Using a Combined Morphological and Metabarcoding Approach Joana Azevedo 1,2,3, Jorge T
www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN Monitoring of biofouling communities in a Portuguese port using a combined morphological and metabarcoding approach Joana Azevedo 1,2,3, Jorge T. Antunes1,2,3, André M. Machado 1, Vitor Vasconcelos1,2, Pedro N. Leão 1* & Elsa Froufe 1* Marine biofouling remains an unsolved problem with a serious economic impact on several marine associated industries and constitutes a major vector for the spread of non-indigenous species (NIS). The implementation of biofouling monitoring programs allows for better fouling management and also for the early identifcation of NIS. However, few monitoring studies have used recent methods, such as metabarcoding, that can signifcantly enhance the detection of those species. Here, we employed monthly monitoring of biofouling growth on stainless steel plates in the Atlantic Port of Leixões (Northern Portugal), over one year to test the efect of commercial anti-corrosion paint in the communities. Fouling organisms were identifed by combining morpho-taxonomy identifcation with community DNA metabarcoding using multiple markers (16S rRNA, 18S rRNA, 23S rRNA, and COI genes). The dominant colonizers found at this location were hard foulers, namely barnacles and mussels, while other groups of organisms such as cnidarians, bryozoans, and ascidians were also abundant. Regarding the temporal dynamics of the fouling communities, there was a progressive increase in the colonization of cyanobacteria, green algae, and red algae during the sampled period with the replacement of less abundant groups. The tested anticorrosion paint demonstrated to have a signifcant prevention efect against the biofouling community resulting in a biomass reduction. Our study also reports, for the frst time, 29 NIS in this port, substantiating the need for the implementation of recurring biofouling monitoring programs in ports and harbours. -
Systema Naturae 2000 (Phylum, 6 Nov 2017)
The Taxonomicon Systema Naturae 2000 Classification of Domain Bacteria (prokaryotes) down to Phylum Compiled by Drs. S.J. Brands Universal Taxonomic Services 6 Nov 2017 Systema Naturae 2000 - Domain Bacteria - Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990 1 Genus †Eoleptonema Schopf 1983, incertae sedis 2 Genus †Primaevifilum Schopf 1983, incertae sedis 3 Genus †Archaeotrichion Schopf 1968, incertae sedis 4 Genus †Siphonophycus Schopf 1968, incertae sedis 5 Genus Bactoderma Tepper and Korshunova 1973 (Approved Lists 1980), incertae sedis 6 Genus Stibiobacter Lyalikova 1974 (Approved Lists 1980), incertae sedis 7.1.1.1.1.1 Superphylum "Proteobacteria" Craig et al. 2010 1.1 Phylum "Alphaproteobacteria" 1.2.1 Phylum "Acidithiobacillia" 1.2.2.1 Phylum "Gammaproteobacteria" 1.2.2.2.1 Candidate phylum Muproteobacteria (RIF23) Anantharaman et al. 2016 1.2.2.2.2 Phylum "Betaproteobacteria" 2 Phylum "Zetaproteobacteria" 7.1.1.1.1.2 Phylum "Deltaproteobacteria_1" 7.1.1.1.2.1.1.1 Phylum "Deltaproteobacteria" [polyphyletic] 7.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.1 Phylum "Deltaproteobacteria_2" 7.1.1.1.2.1.1.2.2 Phylum "Deltaproteobacteria_3" 7.1.1.1.2.1.2 Candidate phylum Dadabacteria (CSP1-2) Hug et al. 2015 7.1.1.1.2.2.1 Candidate phylum "MBNT15" 7.1.1.1.2.2.2 Candidate phylum "Uncultured Bacterial Phylum 10 (UBP10)" Parks et al. 2017 7.1.1.2.1 Phylum "Nitrospirae_1" 7.1.1.2.2 Phylum Chrysiogenetes Garrity and Holt 2001 7.1.2.1.1 Phylum "Nitrospirae" Garrity and Holt 2001 [polyphyletic] 7.1.2.1.2.1.1 Candidate phylum Rokubacteria (CSP1-6) Hug et al. -
CNIDARIA Corals, Medusae, Hydroids, Myxozoans
FOUR Phylum CNIDARIA corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans STEPHEN D. CAIRNS, LISA-ANN GERSHWIN, FRED J. BROOK, PHILIP PUGH, ELLIOT W. Dawson, OscaR OcaÑA V., WILLEM VERvooRT, GARY WILLIAMS, JEANETTE E. Watson, DENNIS M. OPREsko, PETER SCHUCHERT, P. MICHAEL HINE, DENNIS P. GORDON, HAMISH J. CAMPBELL, ANTHONY J. WRIGHT, JUAN A. SÁNCHEZ, DAPHNE G. FAUTIN his ancient phylum of mostly marine organisms is best known for its contribution to geomorphological features, forming thousands of square Tkilometres of coral reefs in warm tropical waters. Their fossil remains contribute to some limestones. Cnidarians are also significant components of the plankton, where large medusae – popularly called jellyfish – and colonial forms like Portuguese man-of-war and stringy siphonophores prey on other organisms including small fish. Some of these species are justly feared by humans for their stings, which in some cases can be fatal. Certainly, most New Zealanders will have encountered cnidarians when rambling along beaches and fossicking in rock pools where sea anemones and diminutive bushy hydroids abound. In New Zealand’s fiords and in deeper water on seamounts, black corals and branching gorgonians can form veritable trees five metres high or more. In contrast, inland inhabitants of continental landmasses who have never, or rarely, seen an ocean or visited a seashore can hardly be impressed with the Cnidaria as a phylum – freshwater cnidarians are relatively few, restricted to tiny hydras, the branching hydroid Cordylophora, and rare medusae. Worldwide, there are about 10,000 described species, with perhaps half as many again undescribed. All cnidarians have nettle cells known as nematocysts (or cnidae – from the Greek, knide, a nettle), extraordinarily complex structures that are effectively invaginated coiled tubes within a cell.