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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Xiaoxiao Zou, Heroen Verbruggen, Tianjingwei Li, Jun Zhu, Zou Chen, Henqi He, Shixiang Bao, Jinhua Sun
Summary: Our study identified widely co-transcribed polycistronic transcriptional units (PTUs) in the green alga Caulerpa lentillifera using full-length cDNA (Iso-Seq) sequencing. We also discovered a newly fragmented gene specific to C. lentillifera, which may represent a recent gene fragmentation event in the chloroplast genome. Moreover, we revealed an unusual type of Group II intron with distinct features and conserved positions in Bryopsidales, adding new insights into chloroplast genome organization and transcription in green algae.
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Plant Sciences
Wesam Salem, Faten Nasr El-Deen, Khaled Ebnalwaleed, Mohamed Badry, Arafat Abdel Hamed Abdel Latef
Summary: The research demonstrates that TiO2 nanoparticles synthesized using extracts from marine algae exhibit significant antibacterial activity against microorganisms such as Salmonella typhi and Enterobacter ludwigii after UV activation, while being non-toxic to human cells. Furthermore, in the treatment of coli-form bacteria in surface and underground water, the TiO2 nanoparticles show high applicability, suggesting their potential as modern antibacterial alternatives.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Feng Liu, James T. Melton III, Hongshu Wang, Jing Wang, Juan M. Lopez-Bautista
Summary: This study provides detailed sequencing and comparative analysis of mitochondrial genomes in the green macroalgal genus Ulva, revealing novel findings regarding shared core genes, tRNA evolution, and introns in the genome. Furthermore, phylogenomic analysis confirms the division of Ulva into two lineages. This research is significant for a better understanding of the evolution of mitochondrial genomes in green algae.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biology
Tomas Panek, Dovile Barcyte, Sebastian C. Treitli, Kristina Zahonova, Martin Sokol, Tereza Sevcikova, Eliska Zadrobilkova, Karin Jaske, Naoji Yubuki, Ivan Cepicka, Marek Elias
Summary: By studying the newly discovered non-photosynthetic lineage Leontynka, new insights into organellar genome evolution in Chlamydomonadales can be gained. Leontynka’s unique characteristics of plastid and mitochondrial genomes make it an interesting model for studying organellar genome evolution.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lei Han, Yuling Yang, Haimeng Li, Xiaoyu Zhou, Mengchao Zhou, Tianlu Liu, Yaxian Lu, Qing Wang, Shangcheng Yang, Minhui Shi, Xiuyun Li, Shan Du, Chunyu Guan, Yong Zhang, Wei Guo, Jiangang Wang, Hongliang Chai, Tianming Lan, Huan Liu, Quan Liu, Heting Sun, Zhijun Hou
Summary: This study expands our understanding of the diversity and evolutionary rates of the Ascaridoidea and Heterakoidea families through analyses of mitochondrial genes. The phylogenetic tree divides the Ascaridoidea into six major clades, and the divergence time of the Heterakoidea and Ascaridoidea families can be traced back to the early Carboniferous Period. The gene orders of the Ascaridoidea species are conserved, while the Heterakoidea species exhibit genome rearrangements.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Qinpeng Liu, Yingqi Liu, Qiaoqiao Liu, Li Tian, Hu Li, Fan Song, Wanzhi Cai
Summary: The recently reorganized classification of Mantodea has made progress in resolving homoplasy problems, although some relationships among higher taxa remain uncertain. In this study, newly sequenced mitogenomes and nuclear gene sequences were used to compare the structure of mantodean mitogenomes and perform phylogenomic studies. The results reveal conserved mitogenome organizations with some gene rearrangements. The phylogenetic analysis shows compositional heterogeneity and lineage-specific evolutionary rates among mantodean mitogenomes, and the use of a heterogeneous mixture model produces better-fit topologies. The results confirm the monophyly of several superfamilial groups and provide insights into the phylogeny of Mantodea.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Natalia Calixto Mancipe, Evelyn M. McLaughlin, Brett M. Barney
Summary: This report presents a microalga, Scenedesmus glucoliberatum PABB004, with potential applications in fermentative processes and co-culture schemes due to its high sugar secretion phenotype. The genome of this strain has a high GC content of 78%. It secretes fermentable sugars at high levels over a broad pH range, expanding our understanding of algal mutualistic relationships involving sugar exchanges.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yuko Makita, Shigekatsu Suzuki, Keiji Fushimi, Setsuko Shimada, Aya Suehisa, Manami Hirata, Tomoko Kuriyama, Yukio Kurihara, Hidefumi Hamasaki, Emiko Okubo-Kurihara, Kazutoshi Yoshitake, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Masaaki Sakuta, Takashi Gojobori, Tomoko Sakami, Rei Narikawa, Haruyo Yamaguchi, Masanobu Kawachi, Minami Matsui
Summary: Photoreceptors are crucial for various developmental stages from green algae to land plants, and blue light sensing is essential for adapting to marine environments. The discovery of a chimeric dual orange/far-red and blue light receptor in Pycnococcus provasolii sheds light on the mechanisms of light adaptation in marine organisms.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Sonja Repetti, Cintia Iha, Kavitha Uthanumallian, Christopher J. Jackson, Yibi Chen, Cheong Xin Chan, Heroen Verbruggen
Summary: This study aims to understand the genomic diversity in green algae and investigates lineage-specific gene evolution. The results show genome streamlining in Pedinophyceae and genome expansion in the UTC clade, which may contribute to their success in different habitats.
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Biology
Spyros Papageorgiou
Summary: In experiments with mouse embryos, researchers observed the disappearance of Temporal Collinearity (TC) in Hox gene clusters when specific genes were expressed, leading to proposals for further experimentation. This phenomenon was predicted by a Biophysical Model (BM) and experiments were suggested to test this prediction.
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Plant Sciences
Chun Fu, MingYu Liu
Summary: In this study, the NAC gene family in Dendrobium nobile was identified and analyzed. The results showed that these genes were unevenly distributed in the chromosomes and contained multiple stress responsive elements. Phylogenetic analysis indicated the close relation between the D. nobile NAC gene family and Dendrobium catenatum and Dendrobium chrysotoxum. QRT-PCR experiment verified the response mechanism of DnoNAC gene family under stress conditions.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Anil Kumar Pinnaka, Naga Radha Srinivas Tanuku, Vasundhara Gupta, Gunjan Vasudeva, Sudharani Pydi, Nishant Kashyap, Swarnaprava Behera, Sampath Kumar Ganta
Summary: A novel Gram-staining-negative, rod-shaped bacterium, designated as Marinobacterium alkaliolerans sp. nov., was isolated from a green algal mat in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India. The strain exhibited distinctive phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics and phylogenetically clustered with other Marinobacterium species.
ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Tian-Shu Zhang, Ya-Ning Zhang, De-Chen Lu, Ya Gong, Zong-Jun Du
Summary: A novel species named Carboxylicivirga marinus sp. nov. was isolated from a sediment sample in Weihai, China, exhibiting specific growth conditions and chemical composition.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Bruno Contreras-Moreira, Shradha Saraf, Guy Naamati, Ana M. Casas, Sandeep S. Amberkar, Paul Flicek, Andrew R. Jones, Sarah Dyer
Summary: This study proposes a crop pangenome approach using individual cultivar assemblies to access conserved genes more easily. However, the variability in genome content and inconsistent identifiers have hindered exploration. To overcome these challenges, the concept of pangenes is introduced to summarize a species coding potential and link back to original annotations. The protocol get_pangenes utilizes whole genome alignments to identify syntenic gene models based on coordinate overlaps. Benchmark tests with both small and large plant genomes demonstrate that pangenes accurately recapitulate phylogeny-based orthologies and generate complete soft-core gene sets.
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Fisheries
Zhongjie Zan, Zhuoran Han, Yuting Hou, Yanyu Zhang, Jingfeng Sun
Summary: In this study, a rapid, specific and sensitive loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method was successfully established for the detection of Shewanella algae in aquatic animals. The method showed high specificity, and through adjustment of primer concentration and optimization of reaction conditions, rapid diagnosis can be achieved.
AQUACULTURE REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Shin Watanabe, Louise A. Lewis
Article
Plant Sciences
Andreas Holzinger, Klaus Herburger, Kathrin Blaas, Louise A. Lewis, Ulf Karsten
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Plant Sciences
Simona Augyte, Louise Lewis, Senjie Lin, Christopher D. Neefus, Charles Yarish
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Francois Lutzoni, Michael D. Nowak, Michael E. Alfaro, Valerie Reeb, Jolanta Miadlikowska, Michael Krug, A. Elizabeth Arnold, Louise A. Lewis, David L. Swofford, David Hibbett, Khidir Hilu, Timothy Y. James, Dietmar Quandt, Susana Magallon
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2018)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Suman Neupane, Karolina Fucikova, Louise A. Lewis, Lynn Kuo, Ming-Hui Chen, Paul O. Lewis
SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Karolina Fucikova, Paul O. Lewis, Suman Neupane, Kenneth G. Karol, Louise A. Lewis
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Paleontology
Charles H. Wellman, Linda E. Graham, Louise A. Lewis
Review
Ecology
Steven D. Warren, Larry L. St Clair, Lloyd R. Stark, Louise A. Lewis, Nuttapon Pombubpa, Tania Kurbessoian, Jason E. Stajich, Zachary T. Aanderud
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2019)
Article
Ecology
Elizaveta F. Terlova, Andreas Holzinger, Louise A. Lewis
Summary: Various algae, including the green algal genus Tetradesmus, have the ability to recover from extreme desiccation, with recovery depending on habitat and dehydration conditions. Terrestrial species can recover from dehydration, while aquatic species cannot. Different strains of each species respond similarly to dehydration and rehydration treatments.
Article
Biology
Shuzo Oita, Alicia Ibanez, Francois Lutzoni, Jolanta Miadlikowska, Jozsef Geml, Louise A. Lewis, Erik F. Y. Hom, Ignazio Carbone, Jana M. U'Ren, A. Elizabeth Arnold
Summary: Understanding how tree diversity is structured in tropical forests by abiotic factors, climate, and biotic interactions, with seasonality playing a key role at landscape scales, researchers found that endophyte richness varies negatively with temperature seasonality. The structure and composition of endophyte communities reflect both temperature seasonality and climate, highlighting the vital role of climate-related factors in shaping the hyperdiversity of these symbionts that form the foundations of tropical forest biodiversity.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Charlotte Permann, Klaus Herburger, Martin Felhofer, Notburga Gierlinger, Louise A. Lewis, Andreas Holzinger
Summary: The study found that Zygnematophyceae thriving in high-altitude alpine habitats possess a special means of sexual reproduction, forming resistant zygospores, and successfully induced sexual reproduction under laboratory conditions. This further supports the hypothesis that sexual reproduction in Zygnematophyceae may have played an important role in the evolution of terrestrial plants.
Article
Plant Sciences
Charlotte Permann, Mattia Pierangelini, Daniel Remias, Louise A. Lewis, Andreas Holzinger
Summary: This study compares the photophysiological performance and phenolic content of two isolates of Zygnema from subpolar and polar regions. The results show that Zygnema strains cannot adapt to elevated temperatures.
Article
Plant Sciences
Tanner Robison, Jessica M. Nelson, Duncan A. Hauser, Louise A. Lewis, Fay-Wei Li
Summary: This study describes a new taxon, Gormaniella terricola, in Chaetopeltidales, and characterizes its organellar genomes. The results show that the chloroplast genome of G. terricola is one of the largest plastid genomes published to date and shares common features with the other sequenced chloroplast genomes in Chaetopeltidales, but is highly rearranged. The mitochondrial genome contains introns that encode homing endonucleases found in fungi, suggesting a possible case of horizontal gene transfer.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Diba A. Khan-Bureau, Saul Blanco, Eduardo A. Morales, Luc Ector, Michael S. Beauchene, Louise A. Lewis
Summary: This research used geometric morphometrics analysis to successfully distinguish between two populations of Didymosphenia in the Farmington River, Connecticut, and confirmed the identity of the second population as D. geminata. The study highlights the enhanced ability of geometric morphometrics, in combination with scanning electron microscopy and light microscopy, to differentiate between morphologically similar species of Didymosphenia.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Karolina Fucikova, Louise A. Lewis, Paul O. Lewis
