Approximately 10% of bacterial genomes are split between two or more large DNA
fragments, a genome architecture referred to as a multipartite genome. This multipartite …

Host-beneficial endosymbioses, which are formed when a microorganism takes up
residence inside another cell and provides a fitness advantage to the host, have had a …

The class Alphaproteobacteria is comprised of a diverse assemblage of Gram-negative
bacteria that includes organisms of varying morphologies, physiologies and habitat …

Heterotrophic bacteria—bacteria that utilize organic carbon sources—are taxonomically and
functionally diverse across environments. It is challenging to map metabolic interactions and …

The application of phylogenetic taxonomic procedures led to improvements in the
classification of bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria but even so there remains a …

Although considerable progress has been made in recent years regarding the classification
of bacteria assigned to the phylum Bacteroidetes, there remains a need to further clarify …

Abstract Changes in atmospheric CO2 concentration have played a central role in algal and
plant adaptation and evolution. The commercially important red algal genus, Pyropia …

Background GC pairs are generally more stable than AT pairs; GC-rich genomes were
proposed to be more adapted to high temperatures than AT-rich genomes. Previous studies …

One of the long-standing mysteries of evolutionary genomics is the source of the wide
phylogenetic diversity in genome nucleotide composition (G+ C versus A+ T), which must be …

Recent advances in single-cell genomic and metagenomic techniques have facilitated the
discovery of numerous previously unknown, deep branches of the tree of life that lack …