U. Gophna

This study uses pan-genomics to identify 50 genomic islands in Halorubrum ezzemoulense, revealing rare accessory genes and homeocassettes that contribute to adaptability and speciation.

The paper identifies 11,420 viroid-like circular RNAs across 5,131 metatranscriptomes and 1,344 plant transcriptomes, revealing a five-fold increase in known viroid-like agents and novel ribozyme combinations.

This paper resolves conflicts in the evolutionary placement of Nanohaloarchaea and Methanonatronarchaeia using phylogenetic and phylogenomic data, showing Nanohaloarchaea share a sister relationship with Haloarchaea.

The paper identifies genes and pathways associated with mating in Haloferax volcanii through transcriptomic analysis of gene expression during mating conditions.

This study investigates how locust microbiome composition changes during phase transition and identifies a bacterial species linked to aggregation behavior.

The paper identifies the maternal foam plug as a medium for vertical transmission of locust gut bacteria, revealing its role in symbiont inheritance and swarm formation.

This study examines how restriction-modification systems affect genetic exchange in Haloferax volcanii, finding that they reduce but do not block recombination between incompatible strains.

This study shows that bioaugmenting anode surfaces in microbial fuel cells with an electroactive consortium accelerates deterministic biofilm assembly and voltage generation compared to stochastic processes in non-augmented systems.

This study shows that prolonged antibiotic treatment leads to widespread antibiotic resistance and collateral multi-drug resistance in the gut microbiome, with only modest bacterial density reduction.