Matteo De Chiara

TL;DR: Whole-genome sequencing and phenotyping of 1,011 natural isolates of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae reveal its evolutionary history, including a single out-of-China origin and multiple domestication events, and provides a framework for genotype–phenotype studies in this model organism.

TL;DR: A collection of carriage and disease isolates of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae, a component of the microbial flora of the upper respiratory tract that can cause a spectrum of diseases, were sequenced to obtain a better understanding of NTHi adaptation to the host as well as its commensal and virulence behavior that could facilitate intervention strategies against disease caused by this important human pathogen.

TL;DR: Three de novo lager yeast hybrids with different ploidy levels (allodiploid, allotriploids, and allotetraploid) were generated through hybridization techniques without genetic modification and are expected to facilitate targeted strain development through interspecific hybridization.

TL;DR: The data suggest a role for the previously unknown TCS-16, here named FspSR, in bacterial fitness and carbon metabolism during host colonization, and the data also provide experimental evidence for T CS-17/RgfAC involvement in virulence.

TL;DR: A revised nomenclature system is presented, taking into account the complete data set, which is compatible with previous classification schemes and is expandable.