COBRA improves the completeness and contiguity of viral genomes assembled from metagenomes
LX Chen, JF Banfield - Nature Microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
Viruses are often studied using metagenome-assembled sequences, but genome
incompleteness hampers comprehensive and accurate analyses. Contig Overlap Based Re …
incompleteness hampers comprehensive and accurate analyses. Contig Overlap Based Re …
Widespread extracellular electron transfer pathways for charging microbial cytochrome OmcS nanowires via periplasmic cytochromes PpcABCDE
PC Portela, CC Shipps, C Shen, V Srikanth… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Extracellular electron transfer (EET) via microbial nanowires drives globally-important
environmental processes and biotechnological applications for bioenergy, bioremediation …
environmental processes and biotechnological applications for bioenergy, bioremediation …
Complete genomes of Asgard archaea reveal diverse integrated and mobile genetic elements
Asgard archaea are of great interest as the progenitors of Eukaryotes, but little is known
about the mobile genetic elements (MGEs) that may shape their ongoing evolution. Here, we …
about the mobile genetic elements (MGEs) that may shape their ongoing evolution. Here, we …
Methanotrophic Methanoperedens archaea host diverse and interacting extrachromosomal elements
Methane emissions are mitigated by anaerobic methane-oxidizing archaea, including
Methanoperedens. Some Methanoperedens host huge extrachromosomal genetic elements …
Methanoperedens. Some Methanoperedens host huge extrachromosomal genetic elements …
Giant genes are rare but implicated in cell wall degradation by predatory bacteria
Across the tree of life, gene lengths vary, but most are no more than a few thousand base
pairs in length. The largest protein often reported is the∼ 40,000 aa eukaryotic Titin. Even …
pairs in length. The largest protein often reported is the∼ 40,000 aa eukaryotic Titin. Even …
Convergent evolution of viral-like Borg archaeal extrachromosomal elements and giant eukaryotic viruses
Borgs are huge extrachromosomal elements of anaerobic methane-oxidizing archaea. They
exist in exceedingly complex microbiomes, lack cultivated hosts and have few protein …
exist in exceedingly complex microbiomes, lack cultivated hosts and have few protein …
Ultrahigh-mobility microbial cytochrome nanowires generate power from humidity
Mixed electronic-ionic conductors are crucial for various technologies, including harvesting
power from humidity in a durable, self-sustainable, manner unrestricted by location or …
power from humidity in a durable, self-sustainable, manner unrestricted by location or …