Frank Maixner

TL;DR: Comparison genomic analyses indicate functionally significant lateral gene-transfer events between the genus Nitrospira and anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing planctomycetes, which share highly similar forms of NXR and other proteins reflecting that two key processes of the nitrogen cycle are evolutionarily connected.

TL;DR: ProbeBase is a curated database of annotated rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes and supporting information that allows any user to add, modify or remove information or to report errors in real-time.

TL;DR: The complete genome sequence of the Iceman is reported and 100% concordance between the previously reported mitochondrial genome sequence and the consensus sequence generated from the genomic data is shown.

TL;DR: This work introduces nxrB, the gene encoding subunit beta of nitrite oxidoreductase, as a functional and phylogenetic marker for Nitrospira, and reveals a previously unrecognized diversity of terrestrial NitroSpira.

TL;DR: Genomic analysis showed substantial functional diversity in the P. copri complex with notable differences in carbohydrate metabolism, suggesting that multi-generational dietary modifications may be driving reduced prevalence in Westernized populations.