Back to the roots, desiccation and radiation resistances are ancestral characters in bdelloid rotifers.
Boris HespeelsDiego FontanetoValérie CornetSébastien PenninckxJérémy BertheLucie BruneauJames W LarrickEloïse RapportJérémie BaillyNicolas DebortoliNataliia IakovenkoKarel JankoAnne-Catherine HeuskinStéphane LucasBernard HalletKarine Van DoninckPublished in: BMC biology (2023)
Tolerance to desiccation and radiation are supported as ancestral features of bdelloid rotifers, with a group of species of the genus Rotaria having lost this trait after colonizing permanent water habitats. Together, our results provide a comprehensive overview of the evolution of desiccation and radiation resistance among bdelloid rotifers.