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N. Leisch

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Microbiology· 5 Zoology· 2 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 5 Assay:metagenomics· 4 Approach:statistical model· 4 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1

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N. Dubilier· 7 shared H. R. Gruber-Vodicka· 5 shared M. Kleiner· 4 shared A. Assie· 2 shared J.-M. Volland· 2 shared T. Hinzke· 2 shared A. Mankowski· 1 shared A. Meyerdirks· 1 shared

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2018-2023 · peak 3/yr

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8 papers

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An intranuclear bacterial parasite of deep-sea musselsexpresses apoptosis inhibitors acquired from its host

M. A. Gonzalez Porras, A. Assie, M. Tietjen, M. Violette, M. Kleiner, H. R. Gruber-Vodicka, N. Dubilier, N. Leisch

This study identifies apoptosis inhibitors in an intranuclear bacterial parasite of deep-sea mussels, showing they acquired these genes via horizontal transfer from their hosts.

bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2023Microbiology

Repeated losses and gains of bacterial symbionts in gutless marine annelids over 150 million years

A. Mankowski, M. Kleiner, C. Erseus, N. Leisch, Y. Sato, J.-M. Volland, B. Huettel, C. Wentrup, T. Woyke, J. Wippler, N. Dubilier, H. R. Gruber-Vodicka

This study investigates the evolutionary dynamics of bacterial symbionts in gutless marine annelids over 150 million years, showing host-driven stability and convergent gains of symbionts.

bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Coming together - symbiont acquisition and early development in deep-sea Bathymodiolus mussels

M. Franke, B. Geier, J. U. Hammel, N. Dubilier, N. Leisch

This study investigates symbiont acquisition and early development in deep-sea Bathymodiolus mussels, revealing that symbiont colonization begins during metamorphosis and shifts the mussels' nutritional strategy from filter-feeding to symbiont-dependent energy use.

bioRxiv · Oct 9, 2020Zoology

Kentrophoros magnus sp. nov. (Ciliophora, Karyorelictea), a new flagship species of marine interstitial ciliates

B. K. B. Seah, J.-M. Volland, N. Leisch, T. Schwaha, N. Dubilier, H. R. Gruber-Vodicka

The paper describes a new species of marine interstitial ciliate, Kentrophoros magnus, highlighting its unique nuclear characteristics and morphology.

bioRxiv · Mar 19, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology

Morphology of obligate ectosymbionts reveals Paralaxus gen. nov., a new circumtropical genus of marine stilbonematine nematodes

F. Scharhauser, J. Zimmermann, J. Ott, N. Leisch, H. R. Gruber-Vodicka

The paper describes a new genus of marine nematodes, Paralaxus, using morphology and molecular data, and highlights issues with COI barcoding in the group.

bioRxiv · Aug 7, 2019Zoology

Horizontal acquisition followed by expansion and diversification of toxin-related genes in deep-sea bivalve symbionts

L. Sayavedra, R. Ansorge, M. Rubin Blum, N. Leisch, N. Dubilier, J. Petersen

The paper compares toxin-related genes in symbionts of deep-sea mussels and sponges to understand their evolutionary origins and functional roles.

bioRxiv · Apr 11, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology

The Trichoplax microbiome: the simplest animal lives in an intimate symbiosis with two intracellular bacteria

H. R. Gruber-Vodicka, N. Leisch, M. Kleiner, T. Hinzke, M. Liebeke, M. McFall-Ngai, M. G. Hadfield, N. Dubilier

The paper identifies two intracellular bacteria in Trichoplax H2, showing they live in symbiosis with the host and have distinct metabolic roles.

bioRxiv · Mar 5, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology

Horizontal acquisition of a patchwork Calvin cycle by symbiotic and free-living Campylobacterota (formerly Epsilonproteobacteria)

A. Assie, N. Leisch, D. V. Meier, H. Gruber Vodicka, H. E. Tegetmeyer, A. Meyerdirks, M. Kleiner, T. Hinzke, S. Joye, M. Saxton, N. Dubilier, J. M. Petersen

The paper identifies a horizontally acquired Calvin cycle in Campylobacterota symbionts and free-living members, challenging assumptions about carbon fixation pathway distribution.

bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2018Microbiology