M. Ciobanu

Nucleomorph phylogenomics suggests a deep and ancient origin of cryptophyte plastids within Rhodophyta

The paper uses nucleomorph genes to reconstruct the phylogeny of cryptophyte plastids, finding they are sister to Cyanidiophytina, suggesting an ancient origin of red complex plastids outside known Rhodophyta subgroups.

Parasitic connections: a patescibacterial epibiont, its methylotrophic gammaproteobacterial host and their phages

The paper describes a tripartite interaction between a patescibacterial epibiont, its gammaproteobacterial host, and their phages, revealing host specificity and genetic adaptations.

Sustainable land management enhances ecological and economic multifunctionality under ambient and future climate

This study shows sustainable land management improves ecological and economic multifunctionality in agroecosystems, even under future climate conditions.

Expanding the molecular and morphological diversity of Apusomonadida, a deep-branching group of gliding bacterivorous protists

The paper describes new apusomonad species and genera, updates their taxonomy, and provides insights into their evolutionary history and morphology.

Description of Gloeomargarita ahousahtiae sp. nov., a thermophilic member of the order Gloeomargaritales with intracellular carbonate inclusions

This paper describes a new thermophilic cyanobacterium, Gloeomargarita ahousahtiae, isolated from a hot spring, characterized by intracellular carbonate inclusions and distinct phenotypic features.

Metagenome-derived virus-microbe ratios across ecosystems

The paper estimates virus-to-microbe ratios using metagenomic data across ecosystems, finding viruses outnumber cells by ~13x in freshwater and ~2-4x in marine/saline plankton, but only ~2x in non-aquatic environments.

Diversity-dependent plant-soil feedbacks underlie long-term plant diversity effects on primary productivity

The paper investigates how plant diversity affects primary productivity through soil feedbacks, finding that both plant-plant and plant-soil interactions mediate these effects, influenced by soil history and abiotic/biotic pathways.

The effects of drought and nutrient addition on soil organisms vary across taxonomic groups, but are constant across seasons

The study examines how drought and nutrient addition affect soil organisms across seasons, finding varied impacts on different taxonomic groups but consistent effects across seasons.