Incongruence in the phylogenomics era
Genome-scale data and the development of novel statistical phylogenetic approaches have
greatly aided the reconstruction of a broad sketch of the tree of life and resolved many of its …
greatly aided the reconstruction of a broad sketch of the tree of life and resolved many of its …
Innovations to culturing the uncultured microbial majority
Despite the surge of microbial genome data, experimental testing is important to confirm
inferences about the cell biology, ecological roles and evolution of microorganisms. As the …
inferences about the cell biology, ecological roles and evolution of microorganisms. As the …
Characterisation of SARS-CoV-2 variants in Beijing during 2022: an epidemiological and phylogenetic analysis
Y Pan, L Wang, Z Feng, H Xu, F Li, Y Shen, D Zhang… - The lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Due to the national dynamic zero-COVID strategy in China, there were no
persistent local transmissions of SARS-CoV-2 in Beijing before December, 2022. However …
persistent local transmissions of SARS-CoV-2 in Beijing before December, 2022. However …
Divergent SARS-CoV-2 variant emerges in white-tailed deer with deer-to-human transmission
Wildlife reservoirs of broad-host-range viruses have the potential to enable evolution of viral
variants that can emerge to infect humans. In North America, there is phylogenomic …
variants that can emerge to infect humans. In North America, there is phylogenomic …
The origins and spread of domestic horses from the Western Eurasian steppes
Domestication of horses fundamentally transformed long-range mobility and warfare.
However, modern domesticated breeds do not descend from the earliest domestic horse …
However, modern domesticated breeds do not descend from the earliest domestic horse …
The widespread IS200/IS605 transposon family encodes diverse programmable RNA-guided endonucleases
IscB proteins are putative nucleases encoded in a distinct family of IS200/IS605 transposons
and are likely ancestors of the RNA-guided endonuclease Cas9, but the functions of IscB …
and are likely ancestors of the RNA-guided endonuclease Cas9, but the functions of IscB …
A roadmap for genome-based phage taxonomy
Bacteriophage (phage) taxonomy has been in flux since its inception over four decades ago.
Genome sequencing has put pressure on the classification system and recent years have …
Genome sequencing has put pressure on the classification system and recent years have …
[HTML][HTML] Case study: prolonged infectious SARS-CoV-2 shedding from an asymptomatic immunocompromised individual with cancer
Long-term severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) shedding was
observed from the upper respiratory tract of a female immunocompromised individual with …
observed from the upper respiratory tract of a female immunocompromised individual with …
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 …
Enterococcus peptidoglycan remodeling promotes checkpoint inhibitor cancer immunotherapy
The antitumor efficacy of cancer immunotherapy can correlate with the presence of certain
bacterial species within the gut microbiome. However, many of the molecular mechanisms …
bacterial species within the gut microbiome. However, many of the molecular mechanisms …