Candidate phyla radiation, an underappreciated division of the human microbiome, and its impact on health and disease

S Naud, A Ibrahim, C Valles, M Maatouk… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Candidate phyla radiation (CPR) is an emerging division of the bacterial domain within the
human microbiota. Still poorly known, these microorganisms were first described in the …

The microbial dimension of submarine groundwater discharge: current challenges and future directions

C Ruiz-González, V Rodellas… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Despite the relevance of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) for ocean
biogeochemistry, the microbial dimension of SGD remains poorly understood. SGD can …

Multiple energy sources and metabolic strategies sustain microbial diversity in Antarctic desert soils

M Ortiz, PM Leung, G Shelley… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Numerous diverse microorganisms reside in the cold desert soils of continental Antarctica,
though we lack a holistic understanding of the metabolic processes that sustain them. Here …

A rooted phylogeny resolves early bacterial evolution

GA Coleman, AA Davín, TA Mahendrarajah… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Bacteria are the most diverse and abundant cellular organisms on Earth,
and in recent years environmental genomics has revealed the existence of an enormous …

Genome-resolved metagenomics reveals site-specific diversity of episymbiotic CPR bacteria and DPANN archaea in groundwater ecosystems

C He, R Keren, ML Whittaker, IF Farag, JA Doudna… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Candidate phyla radiation (CPR) bacteria and DPANN archaea are unisolated, small-celled
symbionts that are often detected in groundwater. The effects of groundwater geochemistry …

Global patterns of diversity and metabolism of microbial communities in deep-sea hydrothermal vent deposits

Z Zhou, E St. John, K Anantharaman, AL Reysenbach - Microbiome, 2022 - Springer
Background When deep-sea hydrothermal fluids mix with cold oxygenated fluids, minerals
precipitate out of solution and form hydrothermal deposits. These actively venting deep-sea …

Cometabolism of the Superphylum Patescibacteria with Anammox Bacteria in a Long-Term Freshwater Anammox Column Reactor

S Hosokawa, K Kuroda, T Narihiro, Y Aoi, N Ozaki… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Although the anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) process has attracted attention
regarding its application in ammonia wastewater treatment based on its efficiency, the …

The economical lifestyle of CPR bacteria in groundwater allows little preference for environmental drivers

NM Chaudhari, WA Overholt… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The highly diverse Cand. Patescibacteria are predicted to have
minimal biosynthetic and metabolic pathways, which hinders understanding of how their …

Cultivation of a vampire: 'Candidatus Absconditicoccus praedator'

MM Yakimov, AY Merkel, VA Gaisin… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Halorhodospira halophila, one of the most‐xerophilic halophiles, inhabits biophysically
stressful and energetically expensive, salt‐saturated alkaline brines. Here, we report an …

Anaerobic benzene biodegradation linked to the growth of highly specific bacterial clades

CRA Toth, F Luo, N Bawa, J Webb, S Guo… - … science & technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Reliance on bioremediation to remove benzene from anoxic environments has proven risky
for decades but for unknown reasons. Research has revealed a strong link between …