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 …
Revision of the 'Candidatus Phytoplasma' species description guidelines
A Bertaccini, Y Arocha-Rosete… - … of Systematic and …, 2022 - microbiologyresearch.org
The genus 'Candidatus Phytoplasma'was proposed to accommodate cell wall-less bacteria
that are molecularly and biochemically incompletely characterized, and colonize plant …
that are molecularly and biochemically incompletely characterized, and colonize plant …
RESCRIPt: Reproducible sequence taxonomy reference database management
Nucleotide sequence and taxonomy reference databases are critical resources for
widespread applications including marker-gene and metagenome sequencing for …
widespread applications including marker-gene and metagenome sequencing for …
Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major …
The class Deltaproteobacteria comprises an ecologically and metabolically diverse group of
bacteria best known for dissimilatory sulphate reduction and predatory behaviour. Although …
bacteria best known for dissimilatory sulphate reduction and predatory behaviour. Although …
MiDAS 4: A global catalogue of full-length 16S rRNA gene sequences and taxonomy for studies of bacterial communities in wastewater treatment plants
Microbial communities are responsible for biological wastewater treatment, but our
knowledge of their diversity and function is still poor. Here, we sequence more than 5 million …
knowledge of their diversity and function is still poor. Here, we sequence more than 5 million …
Evaluation of 16S rRNA gene sequencing for species and strain-level microbiome analysis
The 16S rRNA gene has been a mainstay of sequence-based bacterial analysis for
decades. However, high-throughput sequencing of the full gene has only recently become a …
decades. However, high-throughput sequencing of the full gene has only recently become a …
Metagenomic and metabolomic analyses reveal distinct stage-specific phenotypes of the gut microbiota in colorectal cancer
S Yachida, S Mizutani, H Shiroma, S Shiba… - Nature medicine, 2019 - nature.com
In most cases of sporadic colorectal cancers, tumorigenesis is a multistep process, involving
genomic alterations in parallel with morphologic changes. In addition, accumulating …
genomic alterations in parallel with morphologic changes. In addition, accumulating …
Promising bioactive compounds from the marine environment and their potential effects on various diseases
Background The marine environment hosts a wide variety of species that have evolved to
live in harsh and challenging conditions. Marine organisms are the focus of interest due to …
live in harsh and challenging conditions. Marine organisms are the focus of interest due to …
GABA-modulating bacteria of the human gut microbiota
The gut microbiota affects many important host functions, including the immune response
and the nervous system. However, while substantial progress has been made in growing …
and the nervous system. However, while substantial progress has been made in growing …
Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria
A Hördt, MG López, JP Meier-Kolthoff… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The class Alphaproteobacteria is comprised of a diverse assemblage of Gram-negative
bacteria that includes organisms of varying morphologies, physiologies and habitat …
bacteria that includes organisms of varying morphologies, physiologies and habitat …