M. E. Dunthorn

This study compares taxonomic assignments of ciliate OTUs using pairwise alignment and phylogenetic placement methods, showing differences when OTUs have low similarity to reference databases.

The paper examines how prolonged flooding affects soil and litter biodiversity in Amazonian forests, finding that flooding gradients and woody plant diversity partially explain bacterial community composition but not overall diversity.

The paper uses network analysis of soil metabarcoding data to identify potential hosts of short-branch Microsporidia, finding significant co-occurrences with Apicomplexa, Cercozoa, Fungi, and some Metazoa.