A. Zervas

Abrupt permafrost thaw triggers microbial bloom and grazer succession

The paper describes a microbial bloom and its controls, including bacterial and microeukaryotic predators, in recently thawed permafrost using total RNA from an up to 26500-year-old site.

Complete loss of mitochondrial complex I genes in mistletoes (Viscaceae) and evidence of polyadenylated mitochondrial transcripts shown by whole transcriptome sequencing

The paper uses whole transcriptome sequencing to show that mitochondrial complex I genes are completely lost in mistletoes and that mitochondrial transcripts are polyadenylated.

Potential Rhodopsin and Bacteriochlorophyll-Based Dual Phototrophy in a High Arctic Glacier

The paper identifies four glacier bacteria capable of dual phototrophy using bacteriochlorophyll and rhodopsin, showing genomic evidence of horizontal gene transfer for these systems.

Isolation and characterisation of novel phages infecting Lactobacillus plantarum and proposal of a new genus, \"Silenusvirus\".

The paper isolates and characterizes novel phages infecting Lactobacillus plantarum, proposes a new genus Silenusvirus, and supports classification into the Siphoviridae family.

Culturomics of Aerobic Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria in Wheat Phyllosphere Revealed a Divergent Evolutionary Pattern of Photosynthesis Genes in Methylobacterium spp.

The study identifies aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria in wheat phyllosphere and reveals divergent evolutionary patterns in photosynthesis genes among Methylobacterium strains.