[HTML][HTML] Environmental DNA metabarcoding for benthic monitoring: A review of sediment sampling and DNA extraction methods

J Pawlowski, K Bruce, K Panksep, FI Aguirre… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding (parallel sequencing of DNA/RNA for
identification of whole communities within a targeted group) is revolutionizing the field of …

Chlamydiae in the environment

A Collingro, S Köstlbacher, M Horn - Trends in Microbiology, 2020 - cell.com
Chlamydiae have been known for more than a century as major pathogens of humans. Yet
they are also found ubiquitously in the environment where they thrive within protists and in …

Genome organization and genomics in Chlamydia: whole genome sequencing increases understanding of chlamydial virulence, evolution, and phylogeny

LDW Luu, V Kasimov, S Phillips, GSA Myers… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The genus Chlamydia contains important obligate intracellular bacterial pathogens to
humans and animals, including C. trachomatis and C. pneumoniae. Since 1998, when the …

A genomic perspective across Earth's microbiomes reveals that genome size in Archaea and Bacteria is linked to ecosystem type and trophic strategy

A Rodríguez-Gijón, JK Nuy, M Mehrshad… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Our view of genome size in Archaea and Bacteria has remained skewed as the data has
been dominated by genomes of microorganisms that have been cultivated under laboratory …

Pangenomics reveals alternative environmental lifestyles among chlamydiae

S Köstlbacher, A Collingro, T Halter, F Schulz… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Chlamydiae are highly successful strictly intracellular bacteria associated with diverse
eukaryotic hosts. Here we analyzed metagenome-assembled genomes of the “Genomes …

Ichthyosporea: a window into the origin of animals

V Shabardina, JE Dharamshi, PS Ara, M Antó… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Ichthyosporea is an underexplored group of unicellular eukaryotes closely related to
animals. Thanks to their phylogenetic position, genomic content, and development through a …

Genomic diversity and biosynthetic capabilities of sponge-associated chlamydiae

JE Dharamshi, N Gaarslev, K Steffen, T Martin… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Sponge microbiomes contribute to host health, nutrition, and defense through the production
of secondary metabolites. Chlamydiae, a phylum of obligate intracellular bacteria ranging …

Insights into early animal evolution from the genome of the xenacoelomorph worm Xenoturbella bocki

PH Schiffer, P Natsidis, DJ Leite, HE Robertson… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
The evolutionary origins of Bilateria remain enigmatic. One of the more enduring proposals
highlights similarities between a cnidarian-like planula larva and simple acoel-like …

Biotechnological applications of marine bacteria in bioremediation of environments polluted with hydrocarbons and plastics

LF Muriel-Millán, S Millán-López… - Applied Microbiology and …, 2021 - Springer
Marine ecosystems are some of the most adverse environments on Earth and contain a
considerable portion of the global bacterial population, and some of these bacterial species …

Microbiome characterization of alpine water springs for human consumption reveals site-and usage-specific microbial signatures

R Pedron, A Esposito, W Cozza, M Paolazzi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The microbiome of water springs is gaining increasing interest, especially in water intended
for human consumption. However, the knowledge about large-scale patterns in water …