Stephan Christoph Schuster

Maize genetic diversity is largely unstructured by human ethnolinguistic diversity in its center of origin

The paper quantifies anthropogenic effects on maize genetic diversity in the Americas using genotyping, human genomic data, and linguistic maps, finding weak genome-wide effects but localized language-associated loci.

The Interplay Between Nutrition and the Midgut Microbiome of the Mosquito Aedes aegypti Reveals Putative Symbionts.

This study examines how blood and sugar meals affect the midgut microbiome of Aedes aegypti, revealing shifts in microbial diversity and function over time.

Recovery of high quality metagenome-assembled genomes from full-scale activated sludge microbial communities in a tropical climate using longitudinal metagenome sampling

The paper evaluates MAG recovery strategies from activated sludge microbial communities, finding that co-assembly outperforms single-sample assembly and only 58 MAGs meet quality criteria.

Evolutionary and phylogenetic insights from a nuclear genome sequence of the extinct, giant subfossil koala lemur Megaladapis edwardsi

The paper presents a nuclear genome sequence of the extinct koala lemur Megaladapis edwardsi and compares it with extant lemurs and non-lemur vertebrates to resolve phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary adaptations.

Human ACE2 receptor polymorphisms predict SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility

This study identifies ACE2 receptor polymorphisms that may influence susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 by altering the interaction between ACE2 and the viral S-protein.

The Chinese chestnut genome: a reference for species restoration

The paper presents the reference genome of Chinese chestnut (C. mollissima) to aid in the restoration of threatened chestnut species by providing insights into disease resistance and genome evolution.

Whole-genome reference panel of 1,781 Northeast Asians improves imputation accuracy of rare and low-frequency variants

The paper introduces a whole-genome reference panel of 1,781 Northeast Asians, showing improved imputation accuracy for rare and low-frequency variants compared to existing panels.

The Acquisition of Resistance to Carbapenem and Macrolide-mediated Quorum Sensing Inhibition by Pseudomonas aeruginosa via a Novel Integrative and Conjugative Element ICETn43716385

Cyclic-di-GMP is required for corneal infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and modulates host immunity

This study shows that c-di-GMP is essential for Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation in vivo and impairs host immunity during corneal infection.