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 …
Major new microbial groups expand diversity and alter our understanding of the tree of life
CJ Castelle, JF Banfield - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
The recent recovery of genomes for organisms from phyla with no isolated representative
(candidate phyla) via cultivation-independent genomics enabled delineation of major new …
(candidate phyla) via cultivation-independent genomics enabled delineation of major new …
Genomic diversity, lifestyles and evolutionary origins of DPANN archaea
Archaea—a primary domain of life besides Bacteria—have for a long time been regarded as
peculiar organisms that play marginal roles in biogeochemical cycles. However, this picture …
peculiar organisms that play marginal roles in biogeochemical cycles. However, this picture …
The Venusian lower atmosphere haze as a depot for desiccated microbial life: a proposed life cycle for persistence of the Venusian aerial biosphere
We revisit the hypothesis that there is life in the venusian clouds to propose a life cycle that
resolves the conundrum of how life can persist aloft for hundreds of millions to billions of …
resolves the conundrum of how life can persist aloft for hundreds of millions to billions of …
Undinarchaeota illuminate DPANN phylogeny and the impact of gene transfer on archaeal evolution
The recently discovered DPANN archaea are a potentially deep-branching, monophyletic
radiation of organisms with small cells and genomes. However, the monophyly and early …
radiation of organisms with small cells and genomes. However, the monophyly and early …
Environmental filtering drives distinct continental atlases of soil archaea between dryland and wetland agricultural ecosystems
Background Understanding the spatial distributions and ecological diversity of soil archaeal
communities in agricultural ecosystems is crucial for improvements in crop productivity …
communities in agricultural ecosystems is crucial for improvements in crop productivity …
Expanded Diversity and Phylogeny of mer Genes Broadens Mercury Resistance Paradigms and Reveals an Origin for MerA Among Thermophilic Archaea
CA Christakis, T Barkay, ES Boyd - Frontiers in microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mercury (Hg) is a highly toxic element due to its high affinity for protein sulfhydryl groups,
which upon binding, can destabilize protein structure and decrease enzyme activity …
which upon binding, can destabilize protein structure and decrease enzyme activity …
Insights into ecological role of a new deltaproteobacterial order Candidatus Acidulodesulfobacterales by metagenomics and metatranscriptomics
Several abundant but yet uncultivated bacterial groups exist in extreme iron-and sulfur-rich
environments, and the physiology, biodiversity, and ecological roles of these bacteria …
environments, and the physiology, biodiversity, and ecological roles of these bacteria …
High-throughput sequencing and analysis of microbial communities in the mangrove swamps along the coast of Beibu Gulf in Guangxi, China
B Gong, H Cao, C Peng, V Perčulija, G Tong, H Fang… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Mangrove swamp is one of the world's richest and most productive marine ecosystems. This
ecosystem also has a great ecological importance, but is highly susceptible to …
ecosystem also has a great ecological importance, but is highly susceptible to …
On the origin of isoprenoid biosynthesis
Y Hoshino, EA Gaucher - Molecular biology and evolution, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Isoprenoids and their derivatives represent the largest group of organic compounds in
nature and are distributed universally in the three domains of life. Isoprenoids are …
nature and are distributed universally in the three domains of life. Isoprenoids are …