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Microbiology
Sicong Li, Jiahua Wang, Jie Liu, Hongcai Zhang, Tianqiang Bao, Chengwen Sun, Jiasong Fang, Junwei Cao
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Thu-Thuy Nguyen, Trang Hoang, Kiet N. Tran, Hyeonji Kim, Sei-Heon Jang, ChangWoo Lee
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Oceanography
D. G. Babb, R. J. Galley, S. Kirillov, J. C. Landy, S. E. L. Howell, J. C. Stroeve, W. Meier, J. K. Ehn, D. G. Barber
Summary: The loss of multiyear sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has occurred primarily through two stepwise reductions: in 1989 and in 2006-2008. The first reduction was due to high export of multiyear ice, while the second reduction was a result of both high export and melt, as well as limited replenishment of multiyear ice. Although currently stable, reduced retention of older multiyear ice has led to a younger and thinner multiyear ice pack, potentially setting the stage for another reduction.
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(2023)
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Microbiology
Rodolfo Javier Menes, Eliana Machin, Diego M. Roldan, Nikos Kyrpides, Tanja Woyke, William B. Whitman, Hans-Juergen Busse
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ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Claire L. Parkinson, Nicolo E. DiGirolamo
Summary: The satellite dataset spanning 42 years from 1979 to 2020 reveals recent losses in sea ice coverage in both the Arctic and Antarctic, with the Arctic experiencing record low sea ice extents while the Antarctic has seen record lows since 2015. The data also shows that globally, every calendar month has recorded a new monthly record low within the past 5 years, indicating a rapid decline in global sea ice coverage.
REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Microbiology
Jigwan Son, Hyosun Lee, Mincheol Kim, Dong-Uk Kim, Jong-Ok Ka
Summary: A novel BTEX degrading bacterial strain, ML15P13(T), was isolated from Arctic soil at the Svalbard Islands in Norway. Through 16S rRNA gene analysis, it was identified as a member of the genus Massilia, and proposed as a new species named Massilia aromaticivorans sp. nov.
CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Jong -Min Kim, Sang -Woo Kim, Byung-Ju Sohn, Hyun-Cheol Kim, Sang-Moo Lee, Young-Joo Kwon, Hoyeon Shi, Andrey V. Pnyushkov
Summary: A method was developed to estimate pan-Arctic ice draft using spaceborne passive microwave measured brightness temperatures. The method was validated using upward-looking sonar measurements and ice mass balance buoy measurements. The results showed good agreement between the estimated ice draft and the measurements, suggesting the robustness of the estimation method.
REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Seungmok Paik, Daehyun Kim, Soon-Il An, Yoo-Geun Ham
Summary: This study evaluates the projections of September sea ice area (SIA) in the Arctic using CMIP6 model simulations and taking into account Arctic sub-regions. Findings show that the models overestimate the historical SIA decreasing trend in the central Arctic but underestimate it in the surrounding shelf seas. The central Arctic, which is expected to retain sea ice for the longest period, is of particular significance in predicting the first ice-free September. Observationally-constrained projections suggest a delay of 12 years compared to raw/unconstrained projections, highlighting the importance of considering model biases in central Arctic SIA.
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Oceanography
Victoria Hill, Bonnie Light, Michael Steele, Andrew Lowy Sybrandy
Summary: Novel observations were collected on the seasonal evolution of an ice algal bloom on the Chukchi shelf using two autonomous buoys. The differences in ice algae biomass under each buoy were driven by variations in snow thickness, with nutrients being limiting at the low snow site and light being limiting at the high snow site.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
(2022)
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Microbiology
Jianfeng Liu, Jin Li, Jixin Luo, Yuanjin Li, Zian Yang, Chengli Huang, Feilong Sun, Guanghua Wang
Summary: A new Gram-negative bacterium was isolated from coral and identified as a potential new species in a new genus. The strain C21T shares 95.7% sequence identity to its closest neighbor based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that strain C21T forms a distinct branch in the family Cellvibrionaceae. Cellular fatty acids and polar lipids can also differentiate strain C21T from closely related type strains.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Jinlun Zhang
Summary: The model study indicates that the slowdown in the decline of Arctic sea ice volume during 2007-2020 is a result of decreased ice export exceeding the decrease in net ice production. Thinner ice grows faster than thicker ice under freezing conditions, and benefits from enhanced ice divergence and shear.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Libo Yu, Huahua Jian, Yingbao Gai, Zhiwei Yi, Ying Feng, Xu Qiu, Zongze Shao, Xixiang Tang
Summary: Three novel marine bacterial strains with psychropiezotolerant characteristics were isolated from deep-sea sediment samples in the Southwest Indian Ocean, and proposed as two new species within the genus Shewanella.
SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Microbiology
Femi Anna Thomas, Rupesh Kumar Sinha, A. A. Mohamed Hatha, K. P. Krishnan
Summary: In this study, a novel bacterial strain, Phenylobacterium glaciei sp. nov., was isolated from a valley glacier in Svalbard, Arctic. The strain showed gram-negative, rod-shaped characteristics and grew well under low temperature, neutral pH, and low salt conditions. Genomic and phylogenetic analyses confirmed its distinct species status.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Xiao Zhou, Bin Wang, Fei Huang
Summary: The rapid decline of Arctic sea ice is a clear indication of global climate change. Existing evaluation metrics are insufficient, leading to the proposal of two new metrics based on sea ice thickness. Good models project the first ice-free year in the Arctic to be 2049.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jianxiang Xu, Jing-Jia Luo, Chaoxia Yuan
Summary: The Arctic is currently experiencing significant warming, which has widespread impacts on global climate. A new study suggests that Indian Ocean warming contributes to the Arctic warming through enhancing the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, leading to increased ocean heat transport from the North Atlantic to the Arctic. This results in upper ocean warming dominating the surface warming in the Arctic. Additionally, despite the net negative contribution of atmospheric heat transport, more warm air is conveyed to the Kara Seas, North Eurasia, and North America sectors, contributing to local warming.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
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Microbiology
Stefanie P. Glaeser, Christian Rueckert, Usama Ramadan Abdelmohsen, Anika Winkler, Jochen Blom, Alexander Goesmann, Jorn Kalinowski, Ute Hentschel, Hans-Juergen Busse, Peter Kaempfer
Summary: A novel Streptomyces species, Streptomyces dysideae sp. nov., was isolated from a marine sponge collected in Croatia, exhibiting distinct morphological and physiological characteristics compared to other related Streptomyces species.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Microbiology
Peter Kampfer, S. P. Glaeser, John A. McInroy, Dominique Clermont, Alexis Criscuolo, Hans-Jurgen Busse
Summary: The bacterial isolate Wesi-4(T) from charcoal in 2012 was identified as a novel species in the genus Pseudomonas, named Pseudomonas carbonaria sp. nov., based on detailed polyphasic taxonomic analysis.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Ecology
Stefanie P. Glaeser, Liliana M. R. Silva, Rui Prieto, Monica A. Silva, Angel Franco, Peter Kampfer, Carlos Hermosilla, Anja Taubert, Tobias Eisenberg
Summary: The intestinal microbiomes of large baleen whales and toothed whales show significant differences at the family and genus levels, while similarities were observed at the phylum level. The most abundant phyla found were Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria, Tenericutes, and Spirochaeta.
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Neoklis Apostolopoulos, Stefanie P. Glaeser, Ruchi Bagwe, Stefan Janssen, Ursula Mayer, Christa Ewers, Peter Kaempfer, Reto Neiger, Nina Thom
Summary: The study examined the bacterial microbiota of the skin and ear canals of healthy non-allergic and allergic German shepherd dogs, revealing differences in species richness and community composition between allergic and non-allergic dogs. The microbiome composition was most impacted by the household the dogs came from, followed by sex, host health status, and body site.
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Shadi Khodamoradi, Richard L. Hahnke, Yvonne Mast, Peter Schumann, Peter Kaempfer, Michael Steinert, Christian Rueckert, Frank Surup, Manfred Rohde, Joachim Wink
Summary: Strain M2(T) was isolated from the beach of Cuxhaven, Wadden Sea, Germany, producing litoralimycin and sulfomycin-type thiopeptides. It belongs to the genus Streptomonospora and represents a novel species, Streptomonospora litoralis sp. nov., based on phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic studies.
ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Microbiology
Hans-Juergen Busse, Peter Kaempfer, Michael P. Szostak, Joachim Spergser
Summary: Strain F2AT isolated from cricket Acheta domesticus belongs to a novel species named Entomomonas asaccharolytica. The strain's characteristics show both distinctness and similarities compared to related species within the genus.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Juan F. Gago, Tomeu Viver, Mercedes Urdiain, Silvia Pastor, Peter Kaempfer, Elaine Ferreira, Ramon Rossello-Mora
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SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Microbiology
Peter Kaempfer, Hans-Juergen Busse, Dominique Clermont, Alexis Criscuolo, Stefanie P. Glaeser
Summary: A new species of the genus Devosia, named Devosia equisanguinis sp. nov., was identified based on 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity comparisons and physiological characteristics. The organism has specific growth conditions and features in terms of temperature, pH, and salt concentration.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Microbiology
Eduarda Almeida, Valentina Henriques, Sandra Wiegand, Luciana Albuquerque, Peter Schumann, Timo Kohn, Christian Jogler, Milton Simoes da Costa, Alexandre Lobo-da-Cunha, Maria de Fatima Carvalho, Olga Maria Lage
Summary: A novel micro-organism named Salsipaludibacter albus was isolated from dry salt in Portugal. It is a Gram-stain-positive, rod-shaped bacterium that requires oxygen for growth. The strain exhibits pleomorphism, with long filaments of rod-shaped cells and coccoid cellular forms at the end of the filaments. It grows best at temperatures between 20-30 degrees C, NaCl concentrations of 2%, and pH values of 8.0-11.0. Based on genomic, phylogenetic, phenotypic, and chemotaxonomic studies, it is proposed that Salsipaludibacter albus represents a new genus, species, family, and order.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Microbiology
Sara Szuroczki, Gorkhmaz Abbaszade, Karoly Boka, Peter Schumann, Meina Neumann-Schaal, Erika Toth
Summary: A new bacterial strain, named Szabonella alba gen. nov., sp. nov., was isolated from a water sample in Hungary. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that it is distinct from its closest relatives in the family Rhodobacteraceae based on 16S rRNA gene sequences and genome-related indices.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Microbiology
Yina Cifuentes, Andreas Vilcinskas, Peter Kampfer, Stefanie P. Glaeser
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ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Microbiology
Peter Kaempfer, Stefanie P. Glaeser, Hans-Juergen Busse, John A. McInroy, Dominique Clermont, Alexis Criscuolo
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Microbiology
Hans-Juergen Busse, Peter Kaempfer, Michael P. Szostak, Joachim Spergser
Summary: In this study, a new bacterial strain was isolated from the cloaca of a giant Asian pond turtle and was named Ottowia testudinis sp. nov. It showed low similarity to established Ottowia species, indicating that it represents a novel species within the genus.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Microbiology
Maria del Carmen Montero-Calasanz, Adnan Yaramis, Manfred Rohde, Peter Schumann, Hans-Peter Klenk, Jan P. Meier-Kolthoff
Summary: Integrating genomic information into microbial systematics allows for reliable prokaryotic classification. In silico chemotaxonomic analysis is being introduced to replace traditional laboratory methods for characterizing taxa, increasing speed and accuracy of taxonomic reports. Genomics has already played a role in taxonomic rearrangement, highlighting the need for revisiting taxonomy in light of new genomic data.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Correction
Microbiology
Alison E. Murray, John Freudenstein, Simonetta Gribaldo, Roland Hatzenpichler, Philip Hugenholtz, Peter Kampfer, Konstantinos T. Konstantinidis, Christopher E. Lane, R. Thane Papke, Donovan H. Parks, Ramon Rossello-Mora, Matthew B. Stott, Iain C. Sutcliffe, J. Cameron Thrash, Stephanus N. Venter, William B. Whitman, Silvia G. Acinas, Rudolf I. Amann, Karthik Anantharaman, Jean Armengaud, Brett J. Baker, Roman A. Barco, Helge B. Bode, Eric S. Boyd, Carrie L. Brady, Paul Carini, Patrick S. G. Chain, Daniel R. Colman, Kristen M. DeAngelis, Maria Asuncion de los Rios, Paulina de los Santos, Christopher A. Dunlap, Jonathan A. Eisen, David Emerson, Thijs J. G. Ettema, Damien Eveillard, Peter R. Girguis, Ute Hentschel, James T. Hollibaugh, Laura A. Hug, William P. Inskeep, Elena P. Ivanova, Hans-Peter Klenk, Wen-Jun Li, Karen G. Lloyd, Frank E. Loffler, Thulani P. Makhalanyane, Duane P. Moser, Takuro Nunoura, Marike Palmer, Victor Parro, Carlos Pedros-Alio, Alexander J. Probst, Theo H. M. Smits, Andrew D. Steen, Emma T. Steenkamp, Anja Spang, Frank J. Stewart, James M. Tiedje, Peter Vandamme, Michael Wagner, Feng-Ping Wang, Pablo Yarza, Brian P. Hedlund, Anna-Louise Reysenbach
Summary: An amended version of this paper has been published and is accessible via a link at the top of the page.
NATURE MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)