During the past decade, next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have provided
new insights into the diversity, dynamics, and metabolic pathways of natural microbial …

The genomic era of biology has created unprecedented opportunity to study how life works,
including understanding evolutionary principles, bioprospecting for novel antibiotics, and …

First-generation Sanger DNA sequencing revolutionized science over the past three
decades and the current next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology has opened the …

In the current post-genomics world, a relevant question on the minds of many phycologists
might be: do we really need more algal genomes or, should we stop and focus on the hard …

The genome sequences of 16 Nostocales cyanobacteria have been determined. Most of
them are complete or near-complete genome sequences derived by long-read metagenome …

Although established biotechnological applications of microalgae eg, the production of high-
value metabolites is based on axenic cultures, exploitation of the mutualistic consortia of …

Dinoflagellates are important primary producers for marine ecosystems and are also
responsible for certain essential components in human foods. However, they are also …

Metagenomics is the study of the DNA content of a community of microorganisms. With the
advent of next-generation sequencing technologies, more and more metagenomes from …

The application of meta-barcoding, qPCR, and metagenomics to aquatic eukaryotic
microbial communities requires knowledge of genomic copy number variability (CNV). CNV …

Dinoflagellates are a diverse group of eukaryotic microbes that are ubiquitous in aquatic
environments. Largely photosynthetic, they encompass symbiotic, parasitic, and free‐living …