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P. Leao

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1

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B. J. Baker· 2 shared K. E. Appler· 2 shared V. De Anda· 2 shared A. Crits-Christoph· 1 shared B. A. Adler· 1 shared D. F. Savage· 1 shared D. Grouzdev· 1 shared D. S. Grouzdev· 1 shared

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Genetic elements and defense systems drive diversification and evolution in Asgard archaea

L. E. Valentin Alvarado, L.-D. Shi, K. E. Appler, A. Crits-Christoph, M. L. Cui, V. De Anda, P. Leao, B. A. Adler, R. J. Roberts, R. Sachdeva, B. J. Baker, D. F. Savage, J. Banfield

This study identifies mobile genetic elements and defense systems in Asgard archaea, revealing their role in shaping genetic diversity and evolution.

bioRxiv · Mar 22, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology

Asgard archaea defense systems and their roles in the origin of immunity in eukaryotes

P. Leao, M. E. Little, K. E. Appler, D. Sahaya, E. Aguilar-Pine, K. Currie, I. J. Finkelstein, V. De Anda, B. J. Baker

This study identifies defense systems in Asgard archaea, showing their role in the origin of eukaryotic immunity and potential biomedical applications.

bioRxiv · Sep 13, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

Detection of interphylum transfers of the magnetosome gene cluster in magnetotactic bacteria

M. Uzun, V. Koziaeva, M. Dziuba, P. Leao, M. Krutkina, D. Grouzdev

The paper detects horizontal gene transfer of magnetosome genes between bacterial phyla, challenging the ancient origin hypothesis of magnetosome synthesis in magnetotactic bacteria.

bioRxiv · Mar 28, 2022Microbiology

Biodiversity of Magnetotactic Bacteria in the freshwater Lake Beloe Bordukovskoe, Russia

V. V. Koziaeva, L. M. Alekseeva, M. M. Uzun, P. Leao, M. V. Sukhacheva, E. O. Patutina, T. Kolganova, D. S. Grouzdev

The paper identifies six operational taxonomic units of magnetotactic bacteria in Lake Beloe Bordukovskoe, with Nitrospirae as the dominant group and a novel Syntrophaceae species discovered.

bioRxiv · Dec 27, 2019Microbiology