D. Goudeau

Multicellular magnetotactic bacterial consortia are metabolically differentiated and not clonal

This study reveals that multicellular magnetotactic bacterial consortia are not clonal and exhibit metabolic differentiation, challenging previous assumptions about their biology.

Spatial Co-transcriptomics Reveals Discrete Stages of the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis

This study uses spatial transcriptomics to analyze the molecular stages of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in plant roots.

Hybridization breaks species barriers in long-term coevolution of a cyanobacterial population

The paper shows that hybridization drives genomic diversity in a cyanobacterial population despite ecological barriers, challenging the idea that such barriers prevent long-term genomic mixing.

Physiological adaptation of sulfate reducing bacteria in syntrophic partnership with anaerobic methanotrophic archaea

This study examines the metabolic adaptations of sulfate-reducing bacteria in syntrophic partnerships with methanotrophic archaea, revealing unique evolutionary changes in protein pathways.

A centimeter-long bacterium with DNA compartmentalized in membrane-bound organelles

The paper characterizes Ca. Thiomargarita magnifica, a centimeter-long bacterium with DNA compartmentalized in membrane-bound organelles, revealing unique biology and challenging traditional bacterial cell concepts.

Comparative genomics reveals electron transfer and syntrophic mechanisms differentiating methanotrophic and methanogenic archaea

The paper compares genomes of methanotrophic and methanogenic archaea to identify differences in electron transfer and metabolic pathways.

Subsurface Hydrocarbon Degradation Strategies in Low- and High-Sulfate Coal Seam Communities Identified with Activity-Based Metagenomics

The paper identifies hydrocarbon degradation strategies in coal seams under varying sulfate conditions using metagenomic analysis of environmental and translationally active samples.

Host population diversity as a driver of viral infection cycle in wild populations of green sulfur bacteria with long standing virus-host interactions

This study examines viral infection dynamics in green sulfur bacteria, finding that multiple viruses, including lysogenic ones, co-infect host populations and that host diversity may influence the lytic/lysogenic switch.