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Phylogenomic discernments into Anaerolineaceae thermal adaptations and the proposal of a candidate genus Mesolinea

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Bedoya-Urrego, Alzate (2024). Frontiers in Microbiology 15
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“Mesolinea colombiensis”
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This study delves into the evolutionary history of Anaerolineaceae, a diverse bacterial family within the Chloroflexota phylum. Employing a multi-faceted approach, including phylogenetic analyses, genomic comparisons, and exploration of adaptive features, the research unveils novel insights into the family’s taxonomy and evolutionary dynamics. The investigation employs metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs), emphasizing their prevalence in anaerobic environments. Notably, a novel mesophilic lineage

Genome analysis of “Candidatus Aschnera chinzeii,” the bacterial endosymbiont of the blood-sucking bat fly Penicillidia jenynsii (Insecta: Diptera: Nycteribiidae)

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Koga et al. (2024). Frontiers in Microbiology 14
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“Aschnera chinzeii”
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Insect–microbe endosymbiotic associations are omnipresent in nature, wherein the symbiotic microbes often play pivotal biological roles for their host insects. In particular, insects utilizing nutritionally imbalanced food sources are dependent on specific microbial symbionts to compensate for the nutritional deficiency via provisioning of B vitamins in blood-feeding insects, such as tsetse flies, lice, and bedbugs. Bat flies of the family Nycteribiidae (Diptera) are blood-sucking ectoparasites

Diversity and taxonomic revision of methanogens and other archaea in the intestinal tract of terrestrial arthropods

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Protasov et al. (2023). Frontiers in Microbiology 14
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“Methanomethylophilus alvi” “Methanorudis spinitermitis” “Bathycorpusculum hydrogenotrophicum” “Methanolapillus ohkumae” “Methanovirga procula” “Methanovirga meridionalis” “Methanovirga basalitermitum” “Methanovirga australis” “Methanovirga aequatorialis” “Methanovirga” “Methanorudis” “Methanoflexus mossambicus” “Methanoflexus curvatus” “Methanoflexus” “Methanobaculum cuticularis” “Methanobaculum” “Methanobinarius endosymbioticus” “Methanobinarius arboriphilus” “Methanobinarius” “Methanarmilla boviskoreani” “Methanarmilla wolinii” “Methanocatella woesei” “Methanocatella thaueri” “Methanocatella oralis” “Methanocatella millerae” “Methanocatella gottschalkii” “Methanocatella smithii” “Methanocatella” “Methanofilum arcanum” “Bathycorpusculum soli” “Bathycorpusculum” “Methanarmilla” “Methanacia filiformis” “Methanacia” “Methanorbis basalitermitum” “Methanorbis furvi” “Methanorbis rubei” “Methanorbis” “Bathycorpusculum termitum” “Bathycorpusculum fermentans” “Methanofrustulum” “Methanoplasma glyptotermitis” “Methanoplasma porotermitis” “Methanoplasma reticulitermitis” “Methanimicrococcus hacksteinii” “Methanimicrococcus hongohii” “Methanimicrococcus odontotermitis” “Methanimicrococcus stummii” “Methanolapillus africanus” “Methanolapillus millepedarum” “Bathycorpusculum terrae” “Bathycorpusculum grumuli” “Bathycorpusculum acidaminoxidans” “Bathycorpusculum acetigenes” “Methanomicula labiotermitis” “Methanomicula” “Methanolapillus” “Methanofilum” “Methanofrustulum fimipullorum” “Methanoplasma cognatum” “Methanimicrococcus labiotermitis” “Bathycorpusculaceae”
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Methane emission by terrestrial invertebrates is restricted to millipedes, termites, cockroaches, and scarab beetles. The arthropod-associated archaea known to date belong to the orders Methanobacteriales, Methanomassiliicoccales, Methanomicrobiales, and Methanosarcinales, and in a few cases also to non-methanogenic Nitrososphaerales and Bathyarchaeales. However, all major host groups are severely undersampled, and the taxonomy of existing lineages is not well developed. Full-length 16S rRNA gen

Genomic delineation and description of species and within-species lineages in the genus Pantoea

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Crosby et al. (2023). Frontiers in Microbiology 14
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Pantoea communis Pantoea symbiotica Pantoea superficialis Pantoea borealis Pantoea astica Pantoea soli Pantoea formicae Pantoea deserta Pantoea bituminis Pantoea gossypiicola Pantoea rara Pantoea varia Pantoea haifensis Pantoea floridensis Pantoea multigeneris Pantoea alvi
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As the name of the genus Pantoea (“of all sorts and sources”) suggests, this genus includes bacteria with a wide range of provenances, including plants, animals, soils, components of the water cycle, and humans. Some members of the genus are pathogenic to plants, and some are suspected to be opportunistic human pathogens; while others are used as microbial pesticides or show promise in biotechnological applications. During its taxonomic history, the genus and its species have seen many revisions

Phenotypic and genomic characterization of the first alkaliphilic aceticlastic methanogens and proposal of a novel genus Methanocrinis gen.nov. within the family Methanotrichaceae

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Khomyakova et al. (2023). Frontiers in Microbiology 14
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Methanocrinis Methanocrinis harundinaceus Ts Methanocrinis natronophilus Methanocrinis alkalitolerans
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Highly purified cultures of alkaliphilic aceticlastic methanogens were collected for the first time using methanogenic enrichments with acetate from a soda lake and a terrestrial mud volcano. The cells of two strains were non-motile rods forming filaments. The mud volcano strain M04Ac was alkalitolerant, with the pH range for growth from 7.5 to 10.0 (optimum at 9.0), while the soda lake strain Mx was an obligate alkaliphile growing in the pH range 7.7–10.2 (optimum 9.3–9.5) in the presence of op

Complete genome sequence of “Candidatus Phytoplasma sacchari” obtained using a filter-based DNA enrichment method and Nanopore sequencing

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Zhang et al. (2023). Frontiers in Microbiology 14
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Ca. Phytoplasma sacchari
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Phytoplasmas are phloem-limited plant pathogens, such as sugarcane white leaf (SCWL) phytoplasma, which are responsible for heavy economic losses to the sugarcane industry. Characterization of phytoplasmas has been limited because they cannot be cultured in vitro. However, with the advent of genome sequencing, different aspects of phytoplasmas are being investigated. In this study, we developed a DNA enrichment method for sugarcane white leaf (SCWL) phytoplasma, evaluated the effect of DNA enric

Metabolic versatility of Caldarchaeales from geothermal features of Hawai’i and Chile as revealed by five metagenome-assembled genomes

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Balbay et al. (2023). Frontiers in Microbiology 14
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Ca. Geothermarchaeota Calditenuaceae Calditenuis fumarioli Ts Pelearchaeum maunauluense Ts Pelearchaeum Calditenuis
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Members of the archaeal order Caldarchaeales (previously the phylum Aigarchaeota) are poorly sampled and are represented in public databases by relatively few genomes. Additional representative genomes will help resolve their placement among all known members of Archaea and provide insights into their roles in the environment. In this study, we analyzed 16S rRNA gene amplicons belonging to the Caldarchaeales that are available in public databases, which demonstrated that archaea of the order Cal

Phenotypic and genomic characterization of Bathyarchaeum tardum gen. nov., sp. nov., a cultivated representative of the archaeal class Bathyarchaeia

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Khomyakova et al. (2023). Frontiers in Microbiology 14
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Methanocrinis natronophilus Methanocrinis alkalitolerans Methanocrinis harundinaceus Ts Methanocrinis Bathyarchaeaceae Bathyarchaeales Bathyarchaeia Bathyarchaeum Bathyarchaeum tardum Ts
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Bathyarchaeia are widespread in various anoxic ecosystems and are considered one of the most abundant microbial groups on the earth. There are only a few reports of laboratory cultivation of Bathyarchaeia, and none of the representatives of this class has been isolated in pure culture. Here, we report a sustainable cultivation of the Bathyarchaeia archaeon (strain M17CTs) enriched from anaerobic sediment of a coastal lake. The cells of strain M17CTs were small non-motile cocci, 0.4–0.7 μm in dia

A biotroph sets the stage for a necrotroph to play: ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ infection of sugar beet facilitated Macrophomina phaseolina root rot

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Duduk et al. (2023). Frontiers in Microbiology 14
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Ca. Phytoplasma solani
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‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ (stolbur phytoplasma) is associated with rubbery taproot disease (RTD) of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.), while Macrophomina phaseolina is considered the most important root rot pathogen of this plant in Serbia. The high prevalence of M. phaseolina root rot reported on sugar beet in Serbia, unmatched elsewhere in the world, coupled with the notorious tendency of RTD-affected sugar beet to rot, has prompted research into the relationship between the two diseases. Th

Interaction between the flagellum of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus and the vitellogenin-like protein of Diaphorina citri significantly influences CLas titer

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Peng et al. (2023). Frontiers in Microbiology 14
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Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
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Huanglongbing (HLB) is a global devastating citrus disease that is mainly caused by “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” (CLas). It is mostly transmitted by the insect Asian citrus psyllid (ACP, Diaphorina citri) in a persistent and proliferative manner. CLas traverses multiple barriers to complete an infection cycle and is likely involved in multiple interactions with D. citri. However, the protein–protein interactions between CLas and D. citri are largely unknown. Here, we report on a vitelloge