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Melanie Westphahl

Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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Conserved bacterial genes for biosynthesis of the algal morphogen thallusin span land and sea

Nicolai Kallscheuer, Johann F. Ulrich, Myriel Staack, Yaming Liu, Mrinal K. Das, Melanie Westphahl, Martin Sperfeld, Hermann Holbl, Jonathan Hammer, Raimund Nagel, Severin Sasso, Shinichi Sunagawa, Julie A. Z. Zedler, Hans‐Dieter Arndt, Christine Beemelmanns, , Thomas Wichard

The paper identifies conserved bacterial genes responsible for thallusin biosynthesis, a morphogen that influences algal development across marine and terrestrial environments.

bioRxiv · May 22, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology