Did you ever wonder about the physiological, ecological, and evolutionary consequences of a low energy-yielding metabolism in anaerobic eukaryotes? I attempted to provide an answer in this essay: https://rdcu.be/c3xJa
#eukaryotes #protists #evolution #anaerobes #mitochondria
@sergiophyceae
this is a very clever perspective, and challenging the (almost) dogma that respiration is superior to fermentation under all circumstances