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For comparison, we performed analogous experiments with the facultative asexual monogonont rotifer Brachionus rubens Ehrenberg, 1838. Different strategies were found for the two species. P. roseola appeared to shield itself from CPD induction through uncharacterized UV-absorbing compounds and, except for the genome reconstruction that occurs after desiccation, was largely unable to repair UVB-induced damage. By contrast, B. rubens was more susceptible to UVB-irradiation, but could repair all induced damage in about two hours. In addition, whereas UV-irradiation had a significant negative impact on the reproductive output of P. roseola, and especially so after desiccation, that of B. rubens was unaffected. Although the strategy of P. roseola might suffice under natural conditions where UVB-irradiation is less intense, the lack of any immediate CPD repair mechanisms in this species remains perplexing. It remains to be investigated how typical these results are for bdelloids as a group and therefore how reliant these animals are on desiccation-dependent genome repair to correct potential DNA damage given their obligate asexual lifestyle.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1242\/jeb.087064","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,4,26]],"date-time":"2013-04-26T03:16:38Z","timestamp":1366946198000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["How does the \"ancient\" asexual <i>Philodina roseola<\/i> (Rotifera: Bdelloidea) handle potential UVB-induced mutations?"],"prefix":"10.1242","author":[{"given":"Claus","family":"Fischer","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Oldenburg;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wilko H.","family":"Ahlrichs","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Oldenburg;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anita G. 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