M. E. Dunthorn

O Short-branch Microsporidia, Where Art Thou? Identifying diversity hotspots for future sampling

The paper identifies freshwater and terrestrial environments as diversity hotspots for short-branch Microsporidia to guide future sampling efforts.

Comparison of phylogenetic placements to pairwise alignments for taxonomic assignment of ciliate OTUs

This study compares taxonomic assignments of ciliate OTUs using pairwise alignment and phylogenetic placement methods, showing differences when OTUs have low similarity to reference databases.

Above- and below-ground biodiversity responses to the prolonged flood pulse in central-western Amazonia, Brazil.

The paper examines how prolonged flooding affects soil and litter biodiversity in Amazonian forests, finding that flooding gradients and woody plant diversity partially explain bacterial community composition but not overall diversity.

Identifying potential hosts of short-branch Microsporidia

The paper uses network analysis of soil metabarcoding data to identify potential hosts of short-branch Microsporidia, finding significant co-occurrences with Apicomplexa, Cercozoa, Fungi, and some Metazoa.