Advances in lasso peptide discovery, biosynthesis, and function
SE Barrett, DA Mitchell - Trends in Genetics, 2024 - cell.com
Lasso peptides are a large and sequence-diverse class of ribosomally synthesized and post-
translationally modified peptide (RiPP) natural products characterized by their slip knot-like …
translationally modified peptide (RiPP) natural products characterized by their slip knot-like …
A genomic catalogue of soil microbiomes boosts mining of biodiversity and genetic resources
Soil harbors a vast expanse of unidentified microbes, termed as microbial dark matter,
presenting an untapped reservoir of microbial biodiversity and genetic resources, but has …
presenting an untapped reservoir of microbial biodiversity and genetic resources, but has …
Culturing the uncultured microbial majority in activated sludge: a critical review
Y Zhang, T Zhang - Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Activated sludge is a widely applied wastewater treatment process that mainly uses
suspended microbial flocs to remove pollutants in wastewater. With the characteristics of …
suspended microbial flocs to remove pollutants in wastewater. With the characteristics of …
Nanopore long-read-only metagenomics enables complete and high-quality genome reconstruction from mock and complex metagenomes
Background The accurate and comprehensive analyses of genome-resolved metagenomics
largely depend on the reconstruction of reference-quality (complete and high-quality) …
largely depend on the reconstruction of reference-quality (complete and high-quality) …
The microbial dark matter and “wanted list” in worldwide wastewater treatment plants
Abstract Background Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are one of the largest
biotechnology applications in the world and are of critical importance to modern urban …
biotechnology applications in the world and are of critical importance to modern urban …
Horizontal transfer potential of antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment plants unraveled by microfluidic-based mini-metagenomics
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are known to harbor antibiotic resistance genes
(ARGs), which can potentially spread to the environment and human populations. However …
(ARGs), which can potentially spread to the environment and human populations. However …
BASALT refines binning from metagenomic data and increases resolution of genome-resolved metagenomic analysis
Metagenomic binning is an essential technique for genome-resolved characterization of
uncultured microorganisms in various ecosystems but hampered by the low efficiency of …
uncultured microorganisms in various ecosystems but hampered by the low efficiency of …
Long-read metagenome-assembled genomes improve identification of novel complete biosynthetic gene clusters in a complex microbial activated sludge ecosystem
Microorganisms produce a wide variety of secondary/specialized metabolites (SMs), the
majority of which are yet to be discovered. These natural products play multiple roles in …
majority of which are yet to be discovered. These natural products play multiple roles in …
Genome-centric metagenomics reveals the host-driven dynamics and ecological role of CPR bacteria in an activated sludge system
Background Candidate phyla radiation (CPR) constitutes highly diverse bacteria with small
cell sizes and are likely obligate intracellular symbionts. Given their distribution and complex …
cell sizes and are likely obligate intracellular symbionts. Given their distribution and complex …
[HTML][HTML] Metabolic implications for predatory and parasitic bacterial lineages in activated sludge wastewater treatment systems
Deciphering unclear microbial interactions is key to improving biological wastewater
treatment processes. Microbial predation and parasitism in wastewater treatment …
treatment processes. Microbial predation and parasitism in wastewater treatment …