Microbial diversity in extreme environments
WS Shu, LN Huang - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
A wide array of microorganisms, including many novel, phylogenetically deeply rooted taxa,
survive and thrive in extreme environments. These unique and reduced-complexity …
survive and thrive in extreme environments. These unique and reduced-complexity …
[HTML][HTML] Phylum Gemmatimonadota and its role in the environment
Bacteria are an important part of every ecosystem that they inhabit on Earth. Environmental
microbiologists usually focus on a few dominant bacterial groups, neglecting less abundant …
microbiologists usually focus on a few dominant bacterial groups, neglecting less abundant …
[HTML][HTML] A genomic catalog of Earth's microbiomes
The reconstruction of bacterial and archaeal genomes from shotgun metagenomes has
enabled insights into the ecology and evolution of environmental and host-associated …
enabled insights into the ecology and evolution of environmental and host-associated …
Insight into the function and evolution of the Wood–Ljungdahl pathway in Actinobacteria
Carbon fixation by chemoautotrophic microbes such as homoacetogens had a major impact
on the transition from the inorganic to the organic world. Recent reports have shown the …
on the transition from the inorganic to the organic world. Recent reports have shown the …
[HTML][HTML] The economical lifestyle of CPR bacteria in groundwater allows little preference for environmental drivers
NM Chaudhari, WA Overholt… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The highly diverse Cand. Patescibacteria are predicted to have
minimal biosynthetic and metabolic pathways, which hinders understanding of how their …
minimal biosynthetic and metabolic pathways, which hinders understanding of how their …
[HTML][HTML] A shared core microbiome in soda lakes separated by large distances
In alkaline soda lakes, concentrated dissolved carbonates establish productive phototrophic
microbial mats. Here we show how microbial phototrophs and autotrophs contribute to this …
microbial mats. Here we show how microbial phototrophs and autotrophs contribute to this …
Multi-environment ecogenomics analysis of the cosmopolitan phylum Gemmatimonadota
I Mujakić, PJ Cabello-Yeves… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Gemmatimonadota is a diverse bacterial phylum commonly found in environments such as
soils, rhizospheres, fresh waters, and sediments. So far, the phylum contains just six cultured …
soils, rhizospheres, fresh waters, and sediments. So far, the phylum contains just six cultured …
Microbiome of the deep Lake Baikal, a unique oxic bathypelagic habitat
PJ Cabello‐Yeves, TI Zemskaya… - Limnology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world. Its depth provides the only bathypelagic (>
1000 m deep) freshwater habitat on Earth and its oxic, ultra‐oligotrophic features make it a …
1000 m deep) freshwater habitat on Earth and its oxic, ultra‐oligotrophic features make it a …
[HTML][HTML] Trait biases in microbial reference genomes
S Albright, S Louca - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
Common culturing techniques and priorities bias our discovery towards specific traits that
may not be representative of microbial diversity in nature. So far, these biases have not been …
may not be representative of microbial diversity in nature. So far, these biases have not been …
[HTML][HTML] Functional differentiation determines the molecular basis of the symbiotic lifestyle of Ca. Nanohaloarchaeota
Abstract Background Candidatus Nanohaloarchaeota, an archaeal phylum within the
DPANN superphylum, is characterized by limited metabolic capabilities and limited …
DPANN superphylum, is characterized by limited metabolic capabilities and limited …