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Rafael I. Ponce-Toledo

Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueORCID 0000-0002-6194-8845Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Microbiology· 2 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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Christa SchleperiD· 2 shared Adina Lehnen· 1 shared Alexander MahnertiD· 1 shared Christine Moissl‐EichingeriD· 1 shared Daniela BrunneriD· 1 shared David MoreiraiD· 1 shared Florian K. M. SchuriD· 1 shared Logan H. HodgskissiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintFeb 14, 2026

Active virus-host system in a Lokiarchaeon culture

Nevena Maslać, Rafael I. Ponce-Toledo, Thiago Rodrigues-Oliveira…·Christa Schleper

This study reports the first cultivation of an Asgard archaeal virus and describes its integration, excision, and replication, along with the host's unique antiviral defense systems.

2 citations

experimental assayhost-pathogen & immune response

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MicrobiologyThe ISME JournalPeer-reviewedJan 1, 2026

Molecular Tracking and Cultivation Reveal Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea as Emerging Commensals of the Human Skin Microbiome

Alexander Mahnert, Maximilian Dreer, Ülkü Perier…·Christa Schleper

The paper identifies Nitrosocosmicus species as commensals in the human skin microbiome through cultivation and genomic analysis, showing their adaptation to skin environments.

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humanmetagenomics

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Evolutionary BiologyMolecular Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewedJul 11, 2025

Molecular phylogeny of the SELMA translocation machinery recounts the evolution of complex photosynthetic eukaryotes.

Rafael I. Ponce-Toledo, David Moreira, Purificación López‐García, Philippe Deschamps

The paper conducts a genomic and phylogenetic analysis of the SELMA complex in CASH lineages to infer the evolutionary history of secondary red plastids.

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plant (other)DNA methylation

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