M. M. Salcher

Cellulose fermentation by the gut microbiota is likely not essential for the nutrition of millipedes

This study investigates whether gut microbiota fermentation is essential for millipede nutrition by disrupting microbiota in two species and analyzing metabolic and microbial responses.

Depth-dependent dynamics of protist communities as an integral part of spring succession in a freshwater reservoir

The paper investigates depth-dependent protist community dynamics in a freshwater reservoir during spring, revealing distinct community structures at different depths.

Microbial drama in four acts - Extreme rain events cause cyclic succession in plankton communities

The paper shows that extreme rain events cause cyclic succession in microbial and plankton communities of a forest pond, with recovery occurring through four distinct phases.

Microdiversity and phylogeographic diversification of bacterioplankton in pelagic freshwater systems revealed through long-read amplicon sequencing

This study uses long-read amplicon sequencing to reveal microdiversity and phylogeographic patterns in freshwater bacterioplankton lineages across lakes in Japan and Europe.

A freshwater radiation of diplonemids

The paper detects freshwater diplonemids in multiple lakes, finds they form a new lineage, and suggests marine diplonemid diversity may be overestimated.

Evolution in action: Habitat-transition leads to genome-streamlining in Methylophilaceae (Betaproteobacteriales)

This study shows that habitat transition leads to genome reduction in Methylophilaceae microbes through gene loss and horizontal gene transfer.

The sunlit microoxic niche of the archaeal eukaryotic ancestor comes to light

The paper uses phylogenetic analyses and metabolic reconstructions to infer the lifestyle and metabolic environment of the closest archaeal relatives of eukaryotes, revealing microoxic lifestyles and novel metabolic pathways.

A Swiftian Voyage from Brobdingnag to Lilliput: Freshwater Planctomycetes drifting towards the poles of the genome size spectrum

This study uses ecogenomics to explore the evolutionary history and genome architecture of freshwater Planctomycetes, revealing niche-driven genome reduction and specialized lifestyles.

Hidden in plain sight - highly abundant and diverse planktonic freshwater Chloroflexi

The paper examines the diversity and distribution of freshwater Chloroflexi in various pelagic habitats, revealing their genomic diversity and ecological roles.