Thomas Schmidt

TL;DR: P pseudo-transition analysis is introduced, an approach that uses multiple steady-state observations of (13)C-resolved fluxes, metabolites, and transcripts to infer which regulatory events drive metabolic adaptations following environmental transitions, and shows that some dynamic transitions can be approximated as monotonic shifts between steady- state extremes.

TL;DR: The differential action of ecological mechanisms seems to cause contrasting biogeography, in the tropical and subtropical ocean, among the smallest surface plankton, prokaryotes and picoeukaryotes, suggesting that the idiosyncrasy of the main constituents of the ocean microbiota should be considered in order to understand its current and future configuration.

TL;DR: It is discovered that initial growth of Salmonella Typhimurium in the unperturbed gut is powered by S. Tm hyb hydrogenase, which facilitates consumption of hydrogen, a central intermediate of microbiota metabolism that can be subverted by pathogens and might offer opportunities to prevent infection.

TL;DR: Evidence is presented that the p37 gene is part of an operon encoding two additional proteins which are highly similar to components of the periplasmic binding‐protein‐dependent transport systems of Gram‐negative bacteria, and it is suggested that p37 is part a homologous, high‐affinity transport system in M. hyorhinis, a Gram‐positive bacterium.

TL;DR: The N-terminal 7 amino acids are not needed for sex-peptide function, whereas the disulfide bridge appears essential, and all results are consistent with the assumption of only one target molecule for both reactions which is accessible via hemolymph.