Book:

Katz, L.A. and Bhattacharya, D. (Editors). 2006. Genome Evolution in Eukaryotic Microbes. Oxford University Press.

Articles In Preparation:

Parfrey, L.W., D. Lahr and L.A. Katz.  The dynamic nature of eukaryotic genomes.

Cole J., Andersen O.R., Tekle Y. I., J. Grant, Katz L. A., Nerad T.  Taleamoeba homara, n.g., n. sp., a Novel Tubulinean isolated from the American Lobster, Homarus americanus.

Dunthorn, M. M. Eppinger, M. V. J. Schwarz, M. Schweikert, J. Boenigk, W. Foissner, L. A. Katz, T. Stoeck. A redescription of Aristerostoma marinum Kahl, 1931 and the phylogenetic placement of the Cyrtolophosididae Stokes, 1888 (Ciliophora; Colpodea)

Submitted Articles

Foissner, W., A. Chao and Laura A. Katz.  Submitted.  Diversity and geographic distribution of ciliates (Protista: Ciliophora).  Biodiv. Conserv.

Peer Reviewed Articles:

Yoon, H-S, J.R. Grant, Y.I. Tekle, M. Wu, B.C. Chao, J.C. Cole, J.M. Logsdon, D.J. Patterson, D. Bhattacharya, and L.A. Katz.  Submitted. A broadly sampled multigene tree of eukaryotes. BMC Evol. Biol. (PDF)

Tekle, Y.I., J.R. Grant, L. O.R. Anderson, J.C. Cole, T. Nerad, and L.A. Katz.  In Press.  Multigene phylogenetic analyses of diverse amoebae and assessment of stability of clades within ‘Amoebozoa’ based on rate corrected SSU-rDNA analysis. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. (PDF)

Dunthorn, M.S., W. Foissner, L.A. Katz.  In Press. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of class Colpodea (phylum Ciliophora) using increased taxon sampling.  Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. (PDF)

*Robinson, T. and L.A. Katz.  In Press. Non-Mendelian inheritance of two cytoskeletal genes in the ciliate Chilodonella uncinata.  Mol. Biol. Evol. 24(11):2495–2503. 2007 (PDF)

Tilley, S.G., R.L. *Eriksen and L.A. Katz.  In press.  Systematics of dusky salamanders (Desmognathus) in the mountain and Piedmont regions of Virginia and North Carolina, USA.  Zool. J. Linnean Soc.

Doherty, M., B. Costas, G. McManus, and L.A. Katz. 2007. Culture independent assessment of planktonic ciliate in coastal northwest Atlantic waters. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 48: 141-154 (PDF)

Costas, B, G. McManus, M. Doherty and L.A. Katz.   2007. Use of species-specific primers and PCR to measure the distributions of planktonic ciliates in coastal waters.  Limnol. Ocean: Methods. 5: 163-173 (PDF)

Tekle, Y.I., J.R. Grant, O.R. Anderson, J.C. Cole, T. Nerad, D.J. Patterson and L.A. Katz.  2007.  A multigene analysis of Corallomyxa tenera sp. nov. suggests its membership in a clade that include Gromia, Haplosporidia and Foraminifera.  Protist.

McGrath, C., R. A. Zufall and L.A. Katz.  2007. Variation in macronuclear genome content of three ciliates with extensive chromosomal fragmentation: a preliminary analysis. J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 54(3): 242-246. (PDF)

Zufall, R.A. and L.A. Katz. 2007. Micronuclear and macronuclear forms of β-tubulin genes in the ciliate Chilodonella uncinata reveal insights into genome processing and protein evolution.  J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 54(3): 275-282. (PDF)

Parfrey, L.W., E. *Barbero, E. *Lasser, M.S. Dunthorn, D. Bhattacharya, D.J. Patterson and L.A. Katz.  2006.  Evaluating support for the current classification of eukaryotic diversity.  PLOS Genetics 2: 2062-2073. (PDF)

Katz, L.A. 2006.  Epigenomics and the Future of Genome Science. Current Biology . 16: R996-R997 (PDF)

Zufall, R.A., *C. McGrath, S. Muse and L.A. Katz.  2006.   Genome architecture drives protein evolution in ciliates.  Mol. Biol. Evol.23: 1681-1687. (PDF)

Katz, L.A., O.L.O. Snoeyenbos-West and F. P. Doerder. 2006.  Unusual patterns of molecular evolution at the SerH surface antigen locus in Tetrahymena thermophila: implication for estimates of effective population.  Mol. Biol. Evol. 23: 608-614.(PDF)

Katz, L.A., G. B. McManus, O.L.O. Snoeyenbos-West, *K. Pirog, *A. Griffin, and W. Foissner. 2005.  Reframing the Microbial 'Everything is Everywhere' Debate: evidence for high gene flow and diversity in ciliate morphospecies.  Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 41: 55-65. (PDF)

Zufall, R.A., *T. Robinson and L.A. Katz.  2005.  Evolution of developmentally regulated genome rearrangements in eukaryotes.  J. Exp. Zool. Part B. (Mol. Dev. Evol.) 304B: 448-455. (PDF)

Snoeyenbos-West, O.L.O., *A. Campbell, J. Cole, D.W. Coats and L.A. Katz.  2004.  Molecular phylogeny of phyllopharyngean ciliates and their group I introns.  J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 51: 441-450. (PDF)

Katz, L.A., *E. Lasek-Nesselquist, J. Bornstein and S.V. Muse.  2004. Dramatic diversity of histone H4 sequences in ciliates.  Mol. Biol. Evol.21: 555-562. (PDF)

*McGrath, C. and L.A. Katz.  2004. Genome diversity in microbial eukaryotes.  Trends Ecol. Evol. 19: 32-38. (PDF)

Katz, L.A., *E. Lasek-Nesselquist and O.L.O. Snoeyenbos-West.  2003.  Structure of the micronuclear a-tubulin gene in the phyllopharyngean ciliate Chilodonella uncinata: implications for the evolution of chromosomal processing.  Gene 315: 15-19. (PDF)

Jacobs, M.E., A. Sanchez-Blanco, L.A. Katz, and L.A. Klobutcher. 2003. Tec3: A New Developmentally Eliminated DNA Element in Euplotes crassus. Eukaryot. Cell. 2: 103-114

Snoeyenbos-West, O.L.O., *Salcedo, T., G.B. McManus and L.A. Katz.  2002. Insights into the diversity of choreotrich and oligotrich ciliates (Class: Spirotrichea) based on genealogical analyses of multiple loci.  Int. J. Syst. Evol. Micro. 52: 1901-1913. (PDF)

Katz, L.A.  2002. Lateral gene transfers and the evolution of eukaryotes: theories and data.  Int. J. Syst. Evol. Micro. 52: 1893-1900. (PDF)

* Israel, R.I., S. L. Kosakovsky Pond, S. Muse and L.A. Katz.  2002.  Evolution of duplicated alpha-tubulin genes in ciliates.  Evolution. 56: 1110-1122.

Mead, L.S., S.G. Tilley and L.A. Katz.  2001.  Genetic structure of the Blue Ridge dusky salamander (Desmognathus orestes): inferences from allozymes, mitochondrial DNA and behavior.  Evolution. 55: 2287-2302.

* Lasek-Nesselquist, E. and L.A. Katz.  2001.  Phylogenetic position of Sorogena stoianovitchae and relationships within the Class Colpodea (Ciliophora) based on ssu rDNA sequences.  J. Euk. Micro. 48: 604-607.

* Riley, J.L. and L.A. Katz.  2001.  Widespread distribution of extensive chromosomal fragmentation in ciliates.  Mol. Biol. Evol.  18: 1372-1377.

Katz, L.A.  2001.  Evolution of nuclear dualism in ciliates: a reanalysis in light of recent molecular data.  Int. J. Evol. Syst. Microbiol.51: 1587-1592. (PDF)

Katz, L.A, *E.A. Curtis, M. Pfunder and L.F. Landweber.  2000.  Characterization of novel sequences from distantly related taxa using walking PCR.  Mol. Phylo.  Evol. 14: 318-321.

Katz, L.A. and J.D. Berger.  1999  Parade of the little millions.  American Naturalist 154: S93-S95.

Katz, L.A.  1999.  The tangled web: gene genealogies and the origin of eukaryotes.  American Naturalist 154: S137-S145.

Katz, L.A.  1998.  Changing perspectives on the origin of eukaryotes.  Trends Ecol. Evol.13: 493-497.

Katz, L.A. and R.G. Harrison.  1997. Balancing selection on electrophoretic variation of the phosphoglucose isomerase gene in two species of field crickets: Gryllus pennsylvanicus and G. veletis. Genetics. 147: 609-621.

Katz, L.A.  1997.  Characterization of the phosphoglucose isomerase gene from crickets: an analysis of phylogeny, amino acid conservation and nucleotide composition.   Insect Mol. Biol.,6: 305-318.

Katz, L.A. 1996.  Transkingdom transfer of the phosphoglucose isomerase gene.  J. Mol. Evol. 43: 453-459.

Katz, A.M. and L.A. Katz.  1991. Molecular biology in cardiology: A paradigmatic shift J. Mol. Cell Cardiol. 23: 403-408.