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In review or nearly so

  1. Palka, M.V., Lax, G., Trainer, S.Q. & Leander, B.S. Ultrastructure and phylogenomics of a novel predatory euglenid, Urceolus spukani n. sp., and its biofilm-forming deltaproteobacterial epibionts.  mBio. In review.

  2. Crosson, S., Erickson, L., Wald, J., Khan, A.,  Palka, M.V., Spear, J., Dawson, S., & Fiebig, A. Complete genome sequence of Rhizobium alamii strain MD26, isolated from a beach pea (Lathyrus japonicus) root nodule. Microbial Resource Announcements. In review. 

  3. Palka, M.V., Lax, G., and Leander, B.S. In prep. Metabolic integration of episymbiotic bacteria and mitochondria-related organelles (MROs) in Naglfaria scrobiculata n. gen. (Euglenida) from low-oxygen marine sand. In prep.

  4. Maciejowski, W. J., Palka, M.V. & Leander, B.S. Single-cell phylotranscriptomics and ultrastructure of a novel eukaryvorous apusomonad (Amorphea) from marine benthic habitats: Quintalobus vorax n. gen et sp. In prep. 

  5. Palka, M.V., Cooney, E. & Leander, B.S. Novel deep-branching perkinsids are capable of intranuclear and cytosolic parasitism in euglenid hosts. In prep. 

  6. Mudiyanselage, E.S.I., Crosson, S., Fiebig, A., Khan, A., Palka, M.V., Charles-Orszag, A., Garcia, A.A., Bush, J. R. & the Microbial Diversity Summer Course 2026. Complete genome sequences of two Asticcacaulis isolates from a freshwater glacial kettle pond.  Microbial Resource Announcements. In prep.

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2026

  1. Palka, M.V.*, Rodriguez-Ruiz, A*., Lax, G., Garza, Y.,  Leander, B.S.,  Wideman, J. G. Phylogenetic placement and morphological description of three species of heterotrophic euglenids from Arizona: Scytomonas flumensis n. sp., Ploeotia protuberantia n. sp., and Hokulea pusilla comb. nov. J Eukaryot. Microbiol. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.70128. PDF

  2. Palka, M.V. & Leander, B.S. Convergent evolution of cellular weaponry. Annual Review of Microbiology. Volume 80. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-micro-042424-061005. PDF

  3. Leander, C., Blanchard, T., Palka, M.V., Kim, A.S. & Goedhart, C. Ungrading in a Third Year Biology Laboratory Indicates Positive Student Results Without Loss of Outcomes. J Microbiol Biol Edu. https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.00130-26. PDF. 

  4. Rodriguez Ruiz, A., Palka, M.V., Lax, G., Jirsová, D., Fuggiti, G., Poh, Y.-P. Leander, B.S. and Wideman, J.G. Phylogenomic placement and morphological description of a novel phagotrophic euglenid from Hawaii: Hokulea waialensis n. gen. et sp. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 73:e70069. PDF

  5. Palka, M.V., Park, E., Wakeman, K. & Leander, B.S. 2026. A practical approach to study uncultivated protists using single-cell techniques for electron microscopy. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 73:e70061. PDF

  6. Rodriguez Ruiz, A., Palka, M.V., Severado, C., Cho, A., Leander, B.S. and Wideman, J.G. 2026. Phylogenomic placement, description, and mitochondrial genome of a novel freshwater goniomonad (Cryptista) from Arizona: Naiadagoniomonas ponderosa n. gen. n. sp. F1000Research. 15:162. PDF

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2025

  1. Palka, M.V., Clarkston, B. & Steinwand, B. 2025. The state of introductory biology following 16 years of pedagogical reform since Vision and Change for Biology Undergraduate Education. J Microbiol Biol Educ. 26:e00160-25. PDF

  2. Pardasani, Y., Palka, M.V., Leander, B.S. & Burki, F. 2025. Paulinella acadia sp. nov., a new photosynthetic species isolated from a brackish beach in British Columbia (Canada). Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 72:e70040. PDF

  3. Palka, M.V., Manglicmot, R.C., Lax, G., Wakeman, K.C., and Leander, B.S. 2025. Ultrastructure of Olkasia polycarbonata (Euglenozoa, Euglenida) demonstrates cytoskeletal innovations associated with the feeding and flagellar apparatuses. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 72(1), e13074. PDF

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