A genomic perspective across Earth's microbiomes reveals that genome size in Archaea and Bacteria is linked to ecosystem type and trophic strategy

A Rodríguez-Gijón, JK Nuy, M Mehrshad… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Our view of genome size in Archaea and Bacteria has remained skewed as the data has
been dominated by genomes of microorganisms that have been cultivated under laboratory …

Natural transformation in Gram-negative bacteria thriving in extreme environments: from genes and genomes to proteins, structures and regulation

B Averhoff, L Kirchner, K Pfefferle, D Yaman - Extremophiles, 2021 - Springer
Extremophilic prokaryotes live under harsh environmental conditions which require far-
reaching cellular adaptations. The acquisition of novel genetic information via natural …

Recent developments in horizontal gene transfer with the adaptive innovation of fermented foods

R Wang, J Wu, N Jiang, H Lin, F An, C Wu… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) has contributed significantly to the adaptability of bacteria,
yeast and mold in fermented foods, whose evidence has been found in several fermented …

Thermus sediminis sp. nov., a thiosulfate-oxidizing and arsenate-reducing organism isolated from Little Hot Creek in the Long Valley Caldera, California

EM Zhou, WD Xian, CC Mefferd, SC Thomas… - Extremophiles, 2018 - Springer
Thermus species are widespread in natural and artificial thermal environments. Two new
yellow-pigmented strains, L198 T and L423, isolated from Little Hot Creek, a geothermal …

Differential requirement for RecFOR pathway components in Thermus thermophilus

CL Gómez‐Campo, A Abdelmoteleb… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recombinational repair is an important mechanism that allows DNA replication to overcome
damaged templates, so the DNA is duplicated timely and correctly. The RecFOR pathway is …

Into the Thermus Mobilome: Presence, Diversity and Recent Activities of Insertion Sequences Across Thermus spp.

A Blesa, M Sánchez, E Sacristán-Horcajada… - Microorganisms, 2019 - mdpi.com
A high level of transposon-mediated genome rearrangement is a common trait among
microorganisms isolated from thermal environments, probably contributing to the …

Unveiling the hidden diversity and functional role of Chloroflexota in full-scale wastewater treatment plants through genome-centric analyses

P Bovio-Winkler, A Cabezas… - ISME …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The phylum Chloroflexota has been found to exhibit high abundance in the microbial
communities from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in both aerobic and anaerobic …

Prokaryotic Argonautes function beyond immunity by unlinking replicating chromosomes

DC Swarts - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Eukaryotic Argonaute proteins strictly mediate RNA-guided RNA interference. In contrast,
prokaryotic Argonautes can utilize DNA guides to target complementary DNA sequences to …

Phylogenetic Relationships and Potential Functional Attributes of the Genus Parapedobacter: A Member of Family Sphingobacteriaceae

S Nagar, C Talwar, S Haider, A Puri… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The genus Parapedobacter was established to describe a novel genus within the family
Sphingobacteriaceae and derives its name from Pedobacter, with which it is shown to be …

Environmental biofilms as reservoir of antibiotic resistance and hotspot for genetic exchange in bacteria

I Ahmad, SA Siddiqui, Samreen, K Suman… - Beta-Lactam Resistance …, 2022 - Springer
The global emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) within bacterial
species have reached an alarming stage. These drug resistant bacteria are often resistant to …