Hongan Long

This study shows that the reverse dissimilatory sulfite reductase (rDsr) pathway can independently oxidize thiosulfate under low oxygen conditions, supporting its ecological role in marine sediments.

OSPALC provides a one-step PCR method for amplicon library construction, reducing cost and time compared to commercial kits, and includes a QIIME2 analysis pipeline.

The paper measures the germline base-substitution mutation rate in Tetrahymena thermophila and finds it to be low, similar to Paramecium tetraurelia, but notes fitness decline in exclusion lines suggests other factors contribute to mutational load.