Metagenomes Reveal Global Distribution of Bacterial Steroid Catabolism in Natural, Engineered, and Host Environments

Mycobacteria in water, soil, plants and air: a review

(2018) K. Hruska et al.   VETERINARNI MEDICINA

A patchwork pathway for oxygenase-independent degradation of side chain containing steroids

(2017) Markus Warnke et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Paleoproterozoic sterol biosynthesis and the rise of oxygen

(2017) David A. Gold et al.   NATURE

Catabolism of the Last Two Steroid Rings in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Other Bacteria

(2017) Adam M. Crowe et al.   mBio

SAR202 Genomes from the Dark Ocean Predict Pathways for the Oxidation of Recalcitrant Dissolved Organic Matter

(2017) Zachary Landry et al.   mBio

Steroid Biomarkers Revisited – Improved Source Identification of Faecal Remains in Archaeological Soil Material

(2017) Katharina Prost et al.   PLoS One

Identification of bypass reactions leading to the formation of one central steroid degradation intermediate in metabolism of different bile salts in P seudomonas sp. strain Chol1

(2016) Johannes Holert et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

An unexplored pathway for degradation of cholate requires a 7α-hydroxysteroid dehydratase and contributes to a broad metabolic repertoire for the utilization of bile salts in N ovosphingobium sp. strain Chol11

(2016) Onur Yücel et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Tapping the archives: the sterol composition of marine sponge species, as determined non-invasively from museum-preserved specimens, reveals biogeographical features

(2016) S. K. Lengger et al.   Geobiology

Integrated multi-omics analyses reveal the biochemical mechanisms and phylogenetic relevance of anaerobic androgen biodegradation in the environment

(2016) Fu-Chun Yang et al.   ISME Journal

Evolution and function of eukaryotic-like proteins from sponge symbionts

(2016) David Reynolds et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Sterol and genomic analyses validate the sponge biomarker hypothesis

(2016) David A. Gold et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Metabolomics in the Rhizosphere: Tapping into Belowground Chemical Communication

(2016) Nicole M. van Dam et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

The Sponge Hologenome

(2016) Nicole S. Webster et al.   mBio

Delineation of Steroid-Degrading Microorganisms through Comparative Genomic Analysis

(2016) Lee H. Bergstrand et al.   mBio

Identification of Comamonas testosteroni as an androgen degrader in sewage

(2016) Yi-Lung Chen et al.   Scientific Reports

An Enrichment of CRISPR and Other Defense-Related Features in Marine Sponge-Associated Microbial Metagenomes

(2016) Hannes Horn et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Accurate binning of metagenomic contigs via automated clustering sequences using information of genomic signatures and marker genes

(2016) Hsin-Hung Lin et al.   Scientific Reports

MetaQUAST: evaluation of metagenome assemblies

(2015) Alla Mikheenko et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

High correlation between genotypes and phenotypes of environmental bacteria Comamonas testosteroni strains

(2015) Lin Liu et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Identification and analysis of the bacterial endosymbiont specialized for production of the chemotherapeutic natural product ET-743

(2015) Michael M. Schofield et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Genome-Wide Transposon Mutagenesis Indicates that Mycobacterium marinum Customizes Its Virulence Mechanisms for Survival and Replication in Different Hosts

(2015) Eveline M. Weerdenburg et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Suburbanization, estrogen contamination, and sex ratio in wild amphibian populations

(2015) Max R. Lambert et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Average genome size estimation improves comparative metagenomics and sheds light on the functional ecology of the human microbiome

(2015) Stephen Nayfach et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

3-Ketosteroid 9α-hydroxylase enzymes: Rieske non-heme monooxygenases essential for bacterial steroid degradation

(2014) Mirjan Petrusma et al.   ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Anoxic Androgen Degradation by the Denitrifying Bacterium Sterolibacterium denitrificans via the 2,3-seco Pathway

(2014) Po-Hsiang Wang et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Bile Salts as Semiochemicals in Fish

(2014) T. J. Buchinger et al.   CHEMICAL SENSES

Metabolic and functional diversity of saponins, biosynthetic intermediates and semi-synthetic derivatives

(2014) Tessa Moses et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Pathogen roid rage: Cholesterol utilization byMycobacterium tuberculosis

(2014) Matthew F. Wipperman et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Evidence of distinct pathways for bacterial degradation of the steroid compound cholate suggests the potential for metabolic interactions by interspecies cross-feeding

(2014) Johannes Holert et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Substrate Uptake and Subcellular Compartmentation of Anoxic Cholesterol Catabolism inSterolibacterium denitrificans

(2014) Ching-Wen Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Looking in amoebae as a source of mycobacteria

(2014) M. Drancourt   MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS

Bile acids are nutrient signaling hormones

(2014) Huiping Zhou et al.   STEROIDS

Biological removal of phyto-sterols in pulp mill effluents

(2013) Zahid Mahmood-Khan et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Anaerobic and aerobic cleavage of the steroid core ring structure bySteroidobacter denitrificans

(2013) Po-Hsiang Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH

Current knowledge on the environmental fate, potential impact, and management of growth-promoting steroids used in the US beef cattle industry

(2013) S. Biswas et al.   JOURNAL OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION

Permanent draft genome sequence of Comamonas testosteroni KF-1

(2013) Michael Weiss et al.   Standards in Genomic Sciences

Isolation of cholesterol- and deoxycholate-degrading bacteria from soil samples: evidence of a common pathway

(2012) E. Merino et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Processes for the elimination of estrogenic steroid hormones from water: A review

(2012) Carla Patrícia Silva et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

‘Sponge-specific’ bacteria are widespread (but rare) in diverse marine environments

(2012) Michael W Taylor et al.   ISME Journal

Gene Cluster Encoding Cholate Catabolism in Rhodococcus spp.

(2012) W. W. Mohn et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Genomic insights into the marine sponge microbiome

(2012) Ute Hentschel et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Cholesterol metabolism in Mycobacterium smegmatis

(2012) Iria Uhía et al.   Environmental Microbiology Reports

Rapid microbial response to the presence of an ancient relic in the Antarctic Dry Valleys

(2012) Grace Tiao et al.   Nature Communications

Complex microbiome underlying secondary and primary metabolism in the tunicate-Prochloron symbiosis

(2011) M. S. Donia et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Steroid Catabolic Pathway of the Intracellular Pathogen Rhodococcus equi Is Important for Pathogenesis and a Target for Vaccine Development

(2011) R. van der Geize et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Characterization of the steroid degrading bacterium S19-1 from the Baltic Sea at Kiel, Germany

(2010) Tingdi Zhang et al.   CHEMICO-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS

A call for standardized classification of metagenome projects

(2010) Natalia Ivanova et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

A 17β-Estradiol-utilizing Bacterium,SphingomonasStrain KC8: Part I - Characterization and Abundance in Wastewater Treatment Plants

(2010) Hyungkeun Roh et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Steroid degradation in Comamonas testosteroni

(2010) Masae Horinouchi et al.   JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Marine Metabolites: The Sterols of Soft Coral†

(2009) Nittala S. Sarma et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Phylogenomics of Sterol Synthesis: Insights into the Origin, Evolution, and Diversity of a Key Eukaryotic Feature

(2009) Elie Desmond et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Gordonia cholesterolivorans sp. nov., a cholesterol-degrading actinomycete isolated from sewage sludge

(2009) O. Drzyzga et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Studies of a Ring-Cleaving Dioxygenase Illuminate the Role of Cholesterol Metabolism in the Pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

(2009) Katherine C. Yam et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Mycobacterial persistence requires the utilization of host cholesterol

(2008) A. K. Pandey et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ultrastructure of oogenesis of two oviparous demosponges: Axinella damicornis and Raspaciona aculeata (Porifera)

(2008) Ana Riesgo et al.   TISSUE & CELL

Fifteen Years after “Wingspread”—Environmental Endocrine Disrupters and Human and Wildlife Health: Where We are Today and Where We Need to Go

(2008) Andrew K. Hotchkiss et al.   TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES