Immunology


Publications
66

Preliminary landscape of Candidatus Saccharibacteria in the human microbiome

Citation
Naud et al. (2023). Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 13
Names
Ca. Saccharibacteria
Abstract
IntroductionCandidate Phyla Radiation (CPR) and more specifically Candidatus Saccharibacteria (TM7) have now been established as ubiquitous members of the human oral microbiota. Additionally, CPR have been reported in the gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts. However, the exploration of new human niches has been limited to date.MethodsIn this study, we performed a prospective and retrospective screening of TM7 in human samples using standard PCR, real-time PCR, scanning electron microscopy (SE

Candidatus Alkanophaga archaea from Guaymas Basin hydrothermal vent sediment oxidize petroleum alkanes

Citation
Zehnle et al. (2023). Nature Microbiology 8 (7)
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Ca. Thermodesulfobacterium syntrophicum Ca. Syntrophoarchaeum Ca. Alkanophaga
Abstract
AbstractMethanogenic and methanotrophic archaea produce and consume the greenhouse gas methane, respectively, using the reversible enzyme methyl-coenzyme M reductase (Mcr). Recently, Mcr variants that can activate multicarbon alkanes have been recovered from archaeal enrichment cultures. These enzymes, called alkyl-coenzyme M reductase (Acrs), are widespread in the environment but remain poorly understood. Here we produced anoxic cultures degrading mid-chain petroleum n-alkanes between pentane (

Hyperactive nanobacteria with host-dependent traits pervade Omnitrophota

Citation
Seymour et al. (2023). Nature Microbiology 8 (4)
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Omnitrophota Omnitrophus fodinae Ts Omnitrophus
Abstract
AbstractCandidate bacterial phylum Omnitrophota has not been isolated and is poorly understood. We analysed 72 newly sequenced and 349 existing Omnitrophota genomes representing 6 classes and 276 species, along with Earth Microbiome Project data to evaluate habitat, metabolic traits and lifestyles. We applied fluorescence-activated cell sorting and differential size filtration, and showed that most Omnitrophota are ultra-small (~0.2 μm) cells that are found in water, sediments and soils. Omnitro

Nuevos haplotipos de Diaphorina citri, vector de Candidatus Liberibacter en zonas citrícolas de México

Citation
Ceballos Ceballos et al. (2022). Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Agrícolas 13 (8)
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Liberibacter
Abstract
Se identificaron nuevos haplotipos de Diaphorina citri también conocido como el psílido asiático de los cítricos, denominados DcitACC-1, DcitACC-2 y DcitACC-3. Los estudios se basaron en la amplificación de ADN del gen COI mitocondrial y se utilizaron individuos de diferentes zonas citrícolas del país, en algunas zonas productoras del país no se han realizado muestreos con anterioridad, específicamente en los municipios de Acatlán de Pérez, Oaxaca, Misantla y Tantoyuca, Veracruz y Huejutla, Hida

Identificación de proteínas en Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus para desarrollar un método de detección inmunoenzimático

Citation
Rodríguez-Quibrera et al. (2022). Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Agrícolas 13 (8)
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Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus
Abstract
El objetivo de este trabajo fue identificar en el genoma de Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), proteínas de membrana externa con potencial para el desarrollo y optimización de un método de detección inmunoenzimático. El estudio se realizó durante 2019 y se utilizó el servidor web Predict Protein, así como las bases de datos HhPred/HhSearch y Pfam. Se detectaron 52 proteínas de membrana externa en el genoma completo de CLas, de las cuales, 11 no habían sido caracterizadas previamente. Los

SeqCode: a nomenclatural code for prokaryotes described from sequence data

Citation
Hedlund et al. (2022). Nature Microbiology
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Kryptoniales Kryptoniia Kryptoniaceae Kryptonium mobile
Abstract
AbstractMost prokaryotes are not available as pure cultures and therefore ineligible for naming under the rules and recommendations of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (ICNP). Here we summarize the development of the SeqCode, a code of nomenclature under which genome sequences serve as nomenclatural types. This code enables valid publication of names of prokaryotes based upon isolate genome, metagenome-assembled genome or single-amplified genome sequences. Otherwise, it is s

A closed Candidatus Odinarchaeum chromosome exposes Asgard archaeal viruses

Citation
Tamarit et al. (2022). Nature Microbiology 7 (7)
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Ca. Odinarchaeum yellowstonii
Abstract
AbstractAsgard archaea have recently been identified as the closest archaeal relatives of eukaryotes. Their ecology, and particularly their virome, remain enigmatic. We reassembled and closed the chromosome of Candidatus Odinarchaeum yellowstonii LCB_4, through long-range PCR, revealing CRISPR spacers targeting viral contigs. We found related viruses in the genomes of diverse prokaryotes from geothermal environments, including other Asgard archaea. These viruses open research avenues into the ec