Metagenomics-a guide from sampling to data analysis

T Thomas, J Gilbert, F Meyer - Microbial informatics and experimentation, 2012‏ - Springer
Metagenomics applies a suite of genomic technologies and bioinformatics tools to directly
access the genetic content of entire communities of organisms. The field of metagenomics …

The seaweed holobiont: understanding seaweed–bacteria interactions

S Egan, T Harder, C Burke, P Steinberg… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2013‏ - academic.oup.com
Seaweeds (macroalgae) form a diverse and ubiquitous group of photosynthetic organisms
that play an essential role in aquatic ecosystems. These ecosystem engineers contribute …

Bacterial community assembly based on functional genes rather than species

C Burke, P Steinberg, D Rusch, S Kjelleberg… - Proceedings of the …, 2011‏ - pnas.org
The principles underlying the assembly and structure of complex microbial communities are
an issue of long-standing concern to the field of microbial ecology. We previously analyzed …

Chemical interactions between marine macroalgae and bacteria

F Goecke, A Labes, J Wiese, JF Imhoff - Marine ecology progress series, 2010‏ - int-res.com
We review research from the last 40 yr on macroalgal–bacterial interactions. Marine
macroalgae have been challenged throughout their evolution by microorganisms and have …

Composition, uniqueness and variability of the epiphytic bacterial community of the green alga Ulva australis

C Burke, T Thomas, M Lewis, P Steinberg… - The ISME …, 2011‏ - academic.oup.com
Green Ulvacean marine macroalgae are distributed worldwide in coastal tidal and subtidal
ecosystems. As for many living surfaces in the marine environment, little is known …

The green seaweed Ulva: a model system to study morphogenesis

T Wichard, B Charrier, F Mineur, JH Bothwell… - Frontiers in plant …, 2015‏ - frontiersin.org
Green macroalgae, mostly represented by the Ulvophyceae, the main multicellular branch of
the Chlorophyceae, constitute important primary producers of marine and brackish coastal …

Distribution, interaction and functional profiles of epiphytic bacterial communities from the rocky intertidal seaweeds, South Africa

R Selvarajan, T Sibanda, S Venkatachalam… - Scientific Reports, 2019‏ - nature.com
Interrelations between epiphytic bacteria and macroalgae are multifaceted and complicated,
though little is known about the community structure, interaction and functions of those …

Multiple opportunistic pathogens can cause a bleaching disease in the red seaweed Delisea pulchra

V Kumar, E Zozaya‐Valdes, S Kjelleberg… - Environmental …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
While macroalgae (or seaweeds) are increasingly recognized to suffer from disease, in most
cases the causative agents are unknown. The model macroalga Delisea pulchra is …

Macroalgal morphogenesis induced by waterborne compounds and bacteria in coastal seawater

J Grueneberg, AH Engelen, R Costa, T Wichard - PloS one, 2016‏ - journals.plos.org
Axenic gametes of the marine green macroalga Ulva mutabilis Føyn (Ria Formosa, locus
typicus) exhibit abnormal development into slow-growing callus-like colonies with aberrant …

Decoding the microbial universe with metagenomics: a brief insight

HG Chaudhari, S Prajapati, ZH Wardah, G Raol… - Frontiers in …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
A major part of any biological system on earth involves microorganisms, of which the
majority are yet to be cultured. The conventional methods of culturing microbes have given …