Gilson P. Manfio

TL;DR: Genomic comparisons revealed that reduction in genome size implied loss of redundant metabolic pathways, with maintenance of alternative routes in different species, and indicated a likely transfer event of hemagglutinin-coding DNA sequences from M. gallisepticum to M. synoviae.

TL;DR: The complete genome sequence reveals extensive alternative pathways for energy generation, complex and extensive systems for stress adaptation and motility, and widespread utilization of quorum sensing for control of inducible systems, all of which underpin the versatility and adaptability of the organism.

TL;DR: Cyanobacteria‐deprived lichens of the species Canoparmelia caroliniana, canoparm Amelia crozalsiana, CanopArmelia texana, Parmotrema sancti‐angeli and Parmot rema tinctorum were screened for the presence of chemo‐organotrophic nitrogen‐fixing bacteria.

TL;DR: Members of three putatively novel Streptomyces species were repeatedly isolated from environmental samples taken from four hay meadow plots at Cockle Park Experimental Farm, Northumberland to indicate that selective isolation and rapid characterisation of streptomycetes using pyrolysis mass spectrometry provide a practical way of determining the phenotypic species diversity of streptic species diversity in natural habitats.