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Diversity, ecology and evolution of Archaea
Compared to bacteria, our knowledge of archaeal biology is limited. Historically,
microbiologists have mostly relied on culturing and single-gene diversity surveys to understand …
microbiologists have mostly relied on culturing and single-gene diversity surveys to understand …
Asgard archaea illuminate the origin of eukaryotic cellular complexity
…, D Bäckström, L Juzokaite, E Vancaester, KW Seitz… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
The origin and cellular complexity of eukaryotes represent a major enigma in biology.
Current data support scenarios in which an archaeal host cell and an alphaproteobacterial (…
Current data support scenarios in which an archaeal host cell and an alphaproteobacterial (…
[HTML][HTML] Inference and reconstruction of the heimdallarchaeial ancestry of eukaryotes
In the ongoing debates about eukaryogenesis—the series of evolutionary events leading to
the emergence of the eukaryotic cell from prokaryotic ancestors—members of the Asgard …
the emergence of the eukaryotic cell from prokaryotic ancestors—members of the Asgard …
Reconstructing metabolic pathways of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
The Deepwater Horizon blowout in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, one of the largest marine oil
spills 1, changed bacterial communities in the water column and sediment as they responded …
spills 1, changed bacterial communities in the water column and sediment as they responded …
Genomic reconstruction of a novel, deeply branched sediment archaeal phylum with pathways for acetogenesis and sulfur reduction
Marine and estuary sediments contain a variety of uncultured archaea whose metabolic and
ecological roles are unknown. De novo assembly and binning of high-throughput …
ecological roles are unknown. De novo assembly and binning of high-throughput …
[HTML][HTML] Asgard archaea capable of anaerobic hydrocarbon cycling
Large reservoirs of natural gas in the oceanic subsurface sustain complex communities of
anaerobic microbes, including archaeal lineages with potential to mediate oxidation of …
anaerobic microbes, including archaeal lineages with potential to mediate oxidation of …
Large-scale protein level comparison of Deltaproteobacteria reveals cohesive metabolic groups
Deltaproteobacteria, now proposed to be the phyla Desulfobacterota, Myxococcota, and
SAR324, are ubiquitous in marine environments and play essential roles in global carbon, sulfur…
SAR324, are ubiquitous in marine environments and play essential roles in global carbon, sulfur…
[HTML][HTML] Genomic insights into potential interdependencies in microbial hydrocarbon and nutrient cycling in hydrothermal sediments
Background Deep-sea hydrothermal vents are hotspots for productivity and biodiversity.
Thermal pyrolysis and circulation produce fluids rich in hydrocarbons and reduced compounds …
Thermal pyrolysis and circulation produce fluids rich in hydrocarbons and reduced compounds …
Hydrocarbon degradation and response of seafloor sediment bacterial community in the northern Gulf of Mexico to light Louisiana sweet crude oil
The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) blowout resulted in the deposition to the seafloor of up to 4.9%
of 200 million gallons of oil released into the Gulf of Mexico. The petroleum hydrocarbon …
of 200 million gallons of oil released into the Gulf of Mexico. The petroleum hydrocarbon …
Genomic reconstruction of multiple lineages of uncultured benthic archaea suggests distinct biogeochemical roles and ecological niches
Genomic bins belonging to multiple archaeal lineages were recovered from distinct redox
regimes in sediments of the White Oak River estuary. The reconstructed archaeal genomes …
regimes in sediments of the White Oak River estuary. The reconstructed archaeal genomes …