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S. Vikram

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Assay:metagenomics· 5 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1

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D. A. Cowan· 4 shared T. P. Makhalanyane· 3 shared G. Hall· 2 shared I. D. Hogg· 2 shared M. W. Van Goethem· 2 shared S. Woodborne· 2 shared A. J. Hansen· 1 shared A. Rey-Iglesia· 1 shared

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With a pinch of salt: metagenomic insights into Namib Desert salt pan microbial mats and halites reveal functionally adapted and competitive communities

L. Martinez-Alvarez, J.-B. Ramond, C. Leon-Sobrino, S. Vikram, G. Maggs-Kölling, D. A. Cowan

This study uses shotgun metagenomics to characterize microbial communities in Namib Desert salt pans and halites, revealing distinct taxonomic and functional profiles and novel viral and gene transfer elements.

bioRxiv · Feb 18, 2022Microbiology

A genome compendium reveals diverse metabolic adaptations of Antarctic soil microorganisms

M. Ortiz, P. M. Leung, G. Shelley, M. W. Van Goethem, S. K. Bay, K. Jordaan, S. Vikram, I. D. Hogg, T. P. Makhalanyane, S. L. Chown, R. Grinter, D. A. Cowan, C. Greening

This study identifies diverse metabolic adaptations of Antarctic soil microorganisms using metagenomic analysis and experimental validation.

bioRxiv · Aug 6, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology

Multi-proxy analyses of a mid-15th century Middle Iron Age Bantu-speaker palaeo-faecal specimen elucidates the configuration of the ancestral sub-Saharan African intestinal microbiome

R. F. Rifkin, S. Vikram, J.-B. J. Ramond, A. Rey-Iglesia, T. B. Brand, G. Porraz, A. Val, G. Hall, S. Woodborne, M. Le Bailly, M. Potgieter, S. J. Underdown, J. E. Koopman, D. A. Cowan, Y. Van de Peer, , A. J. Hansen

The paper analyzes a mid-15th century Bantu-speaker faecal specimen to understand the ancestral sub-Saharan African intestinal microbiome and its response to dietary and environmental changes.

Microbiome · May 6, 2020Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

The gut microbiota of rural and urban individuals is shaped by geography and lifestyle

M. H. Kabwe, S. Vikram, K. Mulaudzi, J. K. Jansson, T. P. Makhalanyane

This study examines the gut mycobiota of rural and urban South Africans, finding that geography and lifestyle factors like smoking significantly shape fungal communities.

bioRxiv · Mar 19, 2020Microbiology

Nutrient parsimony shapes diversity and functionality in hyper-oligotrophic Antarctic soils

M. W. Van Goethem, S. Vikram, D. W. Hopkins, G. Hall, S. Woodborne, T. J. Aspray, I. D. Hogg, D. A. Cowan, T. P. Makhalanyane

The paper investigates nutrient balance in Antarctic soils, finding low microbial respiration and C:N:P ratios below optimal levels, with nitrogen fixation limited but nitrate assimilation enriched.

bioRxiv · Feb 15, 2020 · PreprintEcology