B. Hausmann

Shewanella is a putative producer of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the gut soil of the composting earthworm Eisenia fetida

This study identifies Shewanella as a potential producer of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in the gut of Eisenia fetida earthworms, revealing distinct microbial and fatty acid profiles in gut and soil environments.

Global abundance patterns, diversity, and ecology of Patescibacteria in wastewater treatment plants

The paper improves 16S rRNA gene primers to better detect Patescibacteria in wastewater treatment plants, revealing their global diversity and potential ecological roles.

Novel nitrifying symbiont lineages are vertically inherited and widespread in marine sponges

This study identifies two novel nitrifying symbiont lineages in marine sponges, showing vertical transmission and suggesting their role in nitrogen cycling.

The Parkinson's drug entacapone disrupts gut microbiome homeostasis via iron sequestration

This study shows that the Parkinson's drug entacapone disrupts gut microbiome homeostasis by sequestering iron, affecting microbial metabolism and promoting iron-scavenging organisms with resistance genes.

A novel taurine-respiring murine gut bacterium contributes to colonization resistance against enteropathogens

The paper identifies and characterizes a new murine gut bacterium, Taurinivorans muris, which uses taurine respiration and contributes to colonization resistance against pathogens.

Gut microbiome signatures of Yorkshire Terrier Enteropathy during disease and remission.

This study compares gut microbiome composition in Yorkshire Terriers with Yorkshire Terrier Enteropathy during disease, remission, and health, finding distinct microbial signatures but no difference between remission and active disease.

Novel taxa of Acidobacteriota involved in seafloor sulfur cycling

This study identifies two new Acidobacteriota genera involved in sulfur cycling in Svalbard fjord sediments through genomic and transcriptomic analyses.

Anaerobic microbial degradation of protein and lipid macromolecules in subarctic marine sediment

This study identifies microorganisms and their genomic features involved in anaerobic degradation of proteins and lipids in subarctic marine sediments using stable isotope probing and metagenomics.

Long-term transcriptional activity at zero growth by a cosmopolitan rare biosphere member

This study shows a rare biosphere microbe is metabolically active without growing, challenging assumptions about low abundance and metabolic activity.

Peatland Acidobacteria with a dissimilatory sulfur metabolism

The paper identifies novel Acidobacteria in peatlands with sulfur metabolism capabilities, including both sulfate respiration and sulfur oxidation, and highlights their ecological roles in organic matter decomposition.