Dongying Wu

TL;DR: Over 1.2 million previously unknown genes represented in these samples, including more than 782 new rhodopsin-like photoreceptors are identified, suggesting substantial oceanic microbial diversity.

TL;DR: The T. thermophila genome has been used for functional genomic studies to address biological, biomedical, and biotechnological questions of fundamental importance as mentioned in this paper, and it has been shown that the excision of DNA from the MIC to generate the macronucleus specifically targets foreign DNA as a form of genome self-defense.

TL;DR: This phylum-wide study highlights the benefits of diversity-driven genome sequencing, identifying more than 21,000 cyanobacterial proteins with no detectable similarity to known proteins, and foregrounds the diversity of light-harvesting proteins and gene clusters for secondary metabolite biosynthesis.

TL;DR: The complete genome sequence of Geobacter sulfurreducens, a δ-proteobacterium, reveals unsuspected capabilities, including evidence of aerobic metabolism, one-carbon and complex carbon metabolism, motility, and chemotactic behavior, which suggest the organism has the potential for use in bioremediation of radioactive metals and in the generation of electricity.

TL;DR: This study, which to the authors' knowledge is the first genomic analysis of an obligate symbiosis involving multiple partners, suggests striking complementarity in the biosynthetic capabilities of the two symbionts: B. cicadellinicola and S. muelleri, both isolated from H. coagulata.